Whiteley's

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March 1863: William Whiteley opened a shop in Westbourne...

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March 1863

William Whiteley opened a shop in Westbourne Grove, London; the shop grew rapidly into Whiteley's department store.
Ferry, John William. A History of the Department Store. Macmillan, 1960.
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1896: Hyde Park was opened to bicycle traffic;...

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1896

Hyde Park was opened to bicycle traffic; at this height of the craze, William Whiteley's sold an inventory of 500 bicycles in days.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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March 1909: Harry Gordon Selfridge opened a department...

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March 1909

Harry Gordon Selfridge opened a department store on Oxford Street, London.
Ferry, John William. A History of the Department Store. Macmillan, 1960.
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Wilson, Elizabeth. Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity. Virago Press, 1985.
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