The desire to trade seems to be inherent in man, as natural to him as the instinct of self-preservation, and from earliest recorded history we see tr… - Harry Gordon Selfridge

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The desire to trade seems to be inherent in man, as natural to him as the instinct of self-preservation, and from earliest recorded history we see trade and barter entering into and becoming part of the lives of men of all nations... [W]e see it as one of the most desirable objectives of the nations themselves.

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About Harry Gordon Selfridge

(January 11, 1858–May 8, 1947) was an American-British retail magnate who founded the London-based department store after retiring as 's partner, opening and selling Harry G. Selfridge and Co. in Chicago in only 2 months, and moving to England. His 20-year leadership of Selfridges led to his becoming one of the most respected and wealthy retail magnates in the United Kingdom. He was known as the 'Earl of Oxford Street'.

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Alternative Names: Harry Selfridge Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr.

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