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Liberty & Co
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Liberty & Co est un grand magasin de Londres fondé par Arthur Lasenby Liberty en 1875, grâce à un emprunt de 1 500 livres sterling que lui avait accordé son futur beau-père. Au début, l'endroit propose des articles importés de l'Empire britannique (soieries, porcelaines japonaises, et pour cette raison avait été baptisé "Emporium". Puis, sous la direction d'Edward William Godwin, architecte et créateur, grande figure de l'Esthétisme, le magasin a acquit une renommée internationale lors de la création de son département de vêtements.
Magasin Apple
Le magasin de vente au détail Apple (Apple retail store) a ouvert au 235 Regent Street le 20 novembre 2004. Il est le premier magasin de ce genre à s'implanter en Europe. En 2005, deux nouveaux magasins Apple ont ouvert en Europe, toujours au Royaume-Uni.
Austin Reed
Austin Reed's £12.3 million world-class flagship store is located at 103-113 Regent Street. The store has a vast atrium as the central point, housing state-of-the-art glass lifts allowing viewing across all floors. The lower ground floor sells womenswear and also houses Equilibrium, the refurbished 1920’s Art Deco Barber Shop, offering a full range of hair face and body treatments for both men and women.
Hamleys
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Hamleys est un des plus grands magasin de jouets du monde. Il est situé à environ 90 mètres au Sud d'Oxford Circus on the east side of the road. Until the 1990s it was the world's largest toy store, with six floors devoted to playthings. The ground floor is always decked out with a variety of soft toys, from small puppets to life-sized giraffes. Although surpassed in size, it is arguably the world's finest toy store.
Dickins and Jones
In June 2005 owner House of Fraser announced that the department store Dickins and Jones, which traces its origins to 1803, and has been located in Regent Street since 1835, will close in January 2006. The store was said to have been making losses for several years and to have failed to keep up with more fashion conscious rivals such as its neighbour Liberty. The building is to be redeveloped with small shop units on the lower floors and flats and offices above. [1]
