<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Splendour</title>
	<atom:link href="http://splendourguide.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://splendourguide.com</link>
	<description>Guide to London Luxury</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:31:19 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Mobile Beauty Source, Luxury Mobile Beauty Therapists in London</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/mobile-beauty-source-luxury-mobile-beauty-therapists-london/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/mobile-beauty-source-luxury-mobile-beauty-therapists-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SERVICES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[convenient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eyelash extensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for her]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manicures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outcall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treatments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visiting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mobile Beauty Source are a team of certified beauty therapists trained to the highest standards and ready to visit you in the comfort of your home or hotel suite for your Beauty topup.
They specialise in Eyelash Extensions, Spray Tanning, Manicures &#38; Pedicures, and Waxing.
They cover London and the surrounding areas to the West and are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mobile Beauty Source are a team of certified beauty therapists trained to the highest standards and ready to visit you in the comfort of your home or hotel suite for your Beauty topup.</p>
<p>They specialise in Eyelash Extensions, Spray Tanning, Manicures &amp; Pedicures, and Waxing.</p>
<p>They cover London and the surrounding areas to the West and are open 10am &#8211; 9pm daily.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mobilebeautysource.com/">Mobile Beauty Source </a></p>
<p>07976 983910</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/mobile-beauty-source-luxury-mobile-beauty-therapists-london/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Le Tour, Chauffeur Hire in London</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/le-tour-chauffeur-hire-london/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/le-tour-chauffeur-hire-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SERVICES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chauffeur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A well established company, Le Tour has been offering Chauffeur services in London for 22 years. With an amazing fleet of luxury cars you are sure to get the right chauffeur for you through Le Tour. 
Le Tour Chauffeur Service
020 7328 9500
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A well established company, Le Tour has been offering Chauffeur services in London for 22 years. With an amazing fleet of luxury cars you are sure to get the right chauffeur for you through Le Tour. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.le-tour.co.uk/">Le Tour Chauffeur Service</a><br />
020 7328 9500</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/le-tour-chauffeur-hire-london/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>VIP London Luxury Services, London Lifestyle Management Company</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/vip-london-luxury-services-london-lifestyle-management-company/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/vip-london-luxury-services-london-lifestyle-management-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SERVICES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concierge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[membership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Personal Shopping to Private Jets, VIP London Luxury Services can arrange just about anything for your luxurious lifestyle in London. 
VIP London Luxury Services
72-74 Edgware Road
London
W2 2EG
0207 258 7466   
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Personal Shopping to Private Jets, VIP London Luxury Services can arrange just about anything for your luxurious lifestyle in London. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.viplondonservices.com/index.php">VIP London Luxury Services<br />
</a>72-74 Edgware Road<br />
London<br />
W2 2EG</p>
<p>0207 258 7466   </p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/vip-london-luxury-services-london-lifestyle-management-company/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Andaz Liverpool Street, London Hotel</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/andaz-liverpool-street-london-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/andaz-liverpool-street-london-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HOTELS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimalist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With its 19th century red brick Victorian exterior, and 21st century contemporary interior, Andaz Liverpool Street is an exciting metaphor for the timeless and sophisticated style of London.
Andaz Liverpool Street, housed in London&#8217;s historical East End, delivers uncomplicated service and attention to detail for a comfortable but highly efficient hotel experience. There is no reception [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With its 19th century red brick Victorian exterior, and 21st century contemporary interior, Andaz Liverpool Street is an exciting metaphor for the timeless and sophisticated style of London.</p>
<p>Andaz Liverpool Street, housed in London&#8217;s historical East End, delivers uncomplicated service and attention to detail for a comfortable but highly efficient hotel experience. There is no reception desk and thus no line up to check-in. Instead, relax in the lounge-lobby while the process of checking-in comes to you via staff with portable PC&#8217;s designed to offer a unique twist on personal service.</p>
<p>Rooms are simple but meaningfully appointed in a thoughtful expression of the hotel&#8217;s philosophy of uncomplicated sophistication. Furnishings and styling are luxurious but never overdone. Great pains are taken to keep the hotel reflective of the local culture and personality of London&#8217;s East End, most notably the incorporation of an evolving art collection of local up-and-coming artists.</p>
<p><a href="http://london.liverpoolstreet.andaz.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp">Andaz Liverpool Street<br />
</a>40 Liverpool Street<br />
City of London EC2M 7QN</p>
<p>020 7618 1235</p>
<p><iframe width="600" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andaz+liverpool+street&amp;aq=&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=23.595933,53.657227&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=andaz+liverpool+street&amp;t=m&amp;cid=12357859678113772303&amp;hnear=&amp;ll=51.524606,-0.086861&amp;spn=0.018691,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=andaz+liverpool+street&amp;aq=&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=23.595933,53.657227&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=andaz+liverpool+street&amp;t=m&amp;cid=12357859678113772303&amp;hnear=&amp;ll=51.524606,-0.086861&amp;spn=0.018691,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/andaz-liverpool-street-london-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>45 Park Lane, London Hotel</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/45-park-lane-london-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/45-park-lane-london-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HOTELS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cuisine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fine foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trendy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[45 Park Lane, has 45 rooms plus a Penthouse, all with a view of Hyde Park along with an ultra-chic bar and restaurant.  Only yards away from its sister hotel, The Dorchester, 45 Park Lane is more contemporary in style with world-renowned architect and designer, Thierry Despont creating a luxurious modern interior with an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>45 Park Lane, has 45 rooms plus a Penthouse, all with a view of Hyde Park along with an ultra-chic bar and restaurant.  Only yards away from its sister hotel, <a href="http://splendourguide.com/2011/10/dorchester-london/" title="The Dorchester, London">The Dorchester</a>, 45 Park Lane is more contemporary in style with world-renowned architect and designer, Thierry Despont creating a luxurious modern interior with an intimate club-like feel. The exterior is equally stylish with a revamped façade incorporating specialist eco-friendly ‘fins’ made from aluminum to utilize solar polar within the hotel’s heating and cooling processes. The most exciting feature of all is famed chef Wolfgang Puck&#8217;s fabulous restaurant Cut. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.45parklane.com/">45 Park Lane<br />
</a><br />
45 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K 1PN</p>
<p>020 7493 4545 ‎</p>
<p><iframe width="600" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=45+park+lane+hotel&amp;aq=&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=22.436083,53.657227&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=45+park+lane+hotel&amp;hnear=&amp;t=m&amp;cid=18320029196501740477&amp;ll=51.520814,-0.167885&amp;spn=0.037385,0.102997&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=45+park+lane+hotel&amp;aq=&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=22.436083,53.657227&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=45+park+lane+hotel&amp;hnear=&amp;t=m&amp;cid=18320029196501740477&amp;ll=51.520814,-0.167885&amp;spn=0.037385,0.102997&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/45-park-lane-london-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>41 Hotel</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/41-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/41-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HOTELS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comfortable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[english]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snacks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for a cozy boutique hotel with truly exceptional service, try 41 Hotel just behind Buckingham Palace.

41 Hotel
41 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 0PS


020 7300 0041

View Larger Map
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a cozy boutique hotel with truly exceptional service, try 41 Hotel just behind Buckingham Palace.</p>
<div>
<div><a href="http://www.41hotel.com/">41 Hotel</a></div>
<div>41 Buckingham Palace Road</div>
<div>London SW1W 0PS</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>020 7300 0041</div>
</div>
<p><iframe width="600" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=41+hotel+address&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=uk&amp;hq=41+hotel+address&amp;cid=0,0,14543622171029096973&amp;t=m&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ll=51.499927,-0.145998&amp;spn=0.004675,0.012875&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=41+hotel+address&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=uk&amp;hq=41+hotel+address&amp;cid=0,0,14543622171029096973&amp;t=m&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ll=51.499927,-0.145998&amp;spn=0.004675,0.012875&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A&amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/41-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Marks and Spencer Department Store, Marble Arch</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/marks-spencer-department-store-marble-arch/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/marks-spencer-department-store-marble-arch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[STORES]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t go wrong with M&#038;S! London&#8217;s flagship Marks &#038; Spencer at Marble Arch boasts an impressive range of affordable buys. Staples like lingerie and clothing are joined by flowers, furniture and fabrics. There&#8217;s also Café Revive and the mouth-watering aisles of the food hall – enough to keep even the most intrepid shopper occupied.
Marks [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can&#8217;t go wrong with M&#038;S! London&#8217;s flagship Marks &#038; Spencer at Marble Arch boasts an impressive range of affordable buys. Staples like lingerie and clothing are joined by flowers, furniture and fabrics. There&#8217;s also Café Revive and the mouth-watering aisles of the food hall – enough to keep even the most intrepid shopper occupied.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/store-locator/store-locator.html?ie=UTF8&#038;viewID=details&#038;postcode=W1C%201AP&#038;storeID=0770&#038;prevView=listing&#038;client=mands_01&#038;f_id=60&#038;lon=-0.154460&#038;lat=51.514440&#038;db=GB">Marks and Spencer<br />
</a>458 Oxford Street<br />
London<br />
W1C 1AP</p>
<p>020 7935 7954</p>
<p><iframe width="600" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=marks+and+spencer+marble+arch&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.514618,-0.151995&amp;sspn=0.005582,0.0131&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;st=117542730630345875225&amp;rq=1&amp;ev=zi&amp;split=1&amp;hq=marks+and+spencer+marble+arch&amp;hnear=&amp;ll=51.521989,-0.164537&amp;spn=0.018692,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;q=marks+and+spencer+marble+arch&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.514618,-0.151995&amp;sspn=0.005582,0.0131&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;st=117542730630345875225&amp;rq=1&amp;ev=zi&amp;split=1&amp;hq=marks+and+spencer+marble+arch&amp;hnear=&amp;ll=51.521989,-0.164537&amp;spn=0.018692,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/marks-spencer-department-store-marble-arch/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>John Lewis, Department Store on Oxford Street</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/john-lewis-department-store-oxford-street/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/john-lewis-department-store-oxford-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[STORES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[english]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for her]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for him]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homewares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology products]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A much-loved chain of department stores, John Lewis has a large branch on Oxford Street, stocking nearly half a million products from buttons to beds and cushions to cufflinks. The store boasts seven floors of fashion, beauty, home and technology products, plus a new Brasserie and Bistro with a panoramic view of the West End.
John [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A much-loved chain of department stores, John Lewis has a large branch on Oxford Street, stocking nearly half a million products from buttons to beds and cushions to cufflinks. The store boasts seven floors of fashion, beauty, home and technology products, plus a new Brasserie and Bistro with a panoramic view of the West End.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/Shops/DSShop.aspx?Id=23">John Lewis<br />
</a>300 Oxford Street<br />
London<br />
W1A 1EX</p>
<p><iframe width="600" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=john+lewis+oxford+street&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.510959,-0.143021&amp;sspn=0.002871,0.00655&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=john+lewis+oxford+street&amp;hnear=&amp;t=m&amp;cid=323943643798577708&amp;ll=51.52295,-0.154152&amp;spn=0.018691,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=john+lewis+oxford+street&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.510959,-0.143021&amp;sspn=0.002871,0.00655&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=john+lewis+oxford+street&amp;hnear=&amp;t=m&amp;cid=323943643798577708&amp;ll=51.52295,-0.154152&amp;spn=0.018691,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/john-lewis-department-store-oxford-street/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fenwick of Bond Street, Department Store</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/fenwick-bond-street-department-store/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/fenwick-bond-street-department-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[STORES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[designer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[designer brands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[english]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for her]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Established in 1891 as a hair accessories boutique, Fenwick is now home to five floors of luxury retail on one of London&#8217;s chicest streets. Choose from designer clothing, homewares, bags, shoes, fashion, jewellery and more. The cosmetic department is an oasis of exclusive products and Carluccio&#8217;s café is the ideal place to relax and unwind.
Fenwick [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Established in 1891 as a hair accessories boutique, Fenwick is now home to five floors of luxury retail on one of London&#8217;s chicest streets. Choose from designer clothing, homewares, bags, shoes, fashion, jewellery and more. The cosmetic department is an oasis of exclusive products and Carluccio&#8217;s café is the ideal place to relax and unwind.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fenwick.co.uk/stores/bond-street">Fenwick of Bond Street</a><br />
63 New Bond Street, Mayfair<br />
London, W1S 1RJ</p>
<p>020 7629 9161</p>
<p><iframe width="600" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=fenwick+63+New+Bond+Street,+Mayfair+London,+W1S+1RJ&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.513225,-0.14539&amp;sspn=0.011484,0.0262&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;g=63+New+Bond+Street,+Mayfair+London,+W1S+1RJ&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=fenwick+63+New+Bond+Street,+Mayfair+London,+W1S+1RJ&amp;hnear=&amp;radius=15000&amp;t=m&amp;cid=18144048183567483364&amp;ll=51.51825,-0.151234&amp;spn=0.018693,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=fenwick+63+New+Bond+Street,+Mayfair+London,+W1S+1RJ&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.513225,-0.14539&amp;sspn=0.011484,0.0262&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;g=63+New+Bond+Street,+Mayfair+London,+W1S+1RJ&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=fenwick+63+New+Bond+Street,+Mayfair+London,+W1S+1RJ&amp;hnear=&amp;radius=15000&amp;t=m&amp;cid=18144048183567483364&amp;ll=51.51825,-0.151234&amp;spn=0.018693,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/11/fenwick-bond-street-department-store/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Selfridges Department Store, Oxford Street</title>
		<link>http://splendourguide.com/2011/10/selfridges-department-store-oxford-street/</link>
		<comments>http://splendourguide.com/2011/10/selfridges-department-store-oxford-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>splendourguide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[STORES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for her]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for him]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glamorous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://splendourguide.com/?p=205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Selfridges, AKA Selfridges &#38; Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London&#8217;s Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and was opened on 15 March 1909.
More recently, three other stores have been opened; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Selfridges, AKA Selfridges &amp; Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London&#8217;s Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and was opened on 15 March 1909.</p>
<p>More recently, three other stores have been opened; in Trafford, Greater Manchester (1998), in Manchester City Centre&#8217;s Exchange Square (2002) and in the Bullring, Birmingham (2003). Until 1990, the store belonged to Liverpool&#8217;s now-defunct Lewis&#8217;s retail group. Today it belongs to the Weston family.</p>
<p>H. Gordon Selfridge was born in 1858 in Ripon, Wisconsin, and in 1879 joined Field, Leiter and Company (later to become Marshall Field &amp; Company), where he worked for the famous Chicago retailer. He worked his way up through the firm, married into the prominent Buckingham family, and amassed the fortune with which he built his new London store.</p>
<p>Selfridge&#8217;s innovative marketing led to his success. He tried to make shopping a fun adventure instead of a chore. He put merchandise on display so customers could examine it, put the highly profitable perfume counter front-and-centre on the ground floor, and established policies that made it safe and easy for customers to shop — techniques that have been adopted by modern department stores the world over.</p>
<p>Either Selfridge or Marshall Field is popularly held to have coined the phrase &#8220;the customer is always right&#8221;, and he did use it regularly in his extensive advertising.</p>
<p>He attracted shoppers with educational and scientific exhibits. He was himself interested in education and science, and believed that the displays would introduce potential new customers to Selfridges, generating both immediate and long-term sales.</p>
<p>In 1909, after the first cross-Channel flight, Louis Blériot&#8217;s monoplane was exhibited at Selfridges, where it was seen by 12,000 people. The first public demonstration of television was by John Logie Baird from the first floor of Selfridges from 1–27 April 1925.</p>
<p>In the 1920s and 1930s, the roof of the store hosted terraced gardens, cafes, a mini golf course and an all-girl gun club. The roof, with its spectacular views across London, was a popular place for strolling after a shopping trip and was often used for fashion shows. During the Second World War the store was bombed in 1940, 1941 and 1944 causing catastrophic damage. After the devastating bombing of the department store in 1940 owner H.Gordon Selfridge vowed never to open the rooftop gardens again.</p>
<p>A Milne-Shaw seismograph was set up on the Selfridge store’s third floor in 1932, attached to one of the building&#8217;s main stanchions, unaffected by traffic or shoppers. It recorded the Belgian earthquake of 11 June 1938 which was also felt in London. At the outbreak of war, the seismograph was moved from its original site near the Post Office to another part of the store. In 1947, the seismograph was given to the British Museum.</p>
<p>The provincial stores were sold to the John Lewis Partnership in the 1940s. The remaining Oxford Street store was acquired in 1951 by the Liverpool-based Lewis&#8217;s chain of department stores, which was in turn taken over in 1965 by the Sears Group owned by Charles Clore. Under the Sears group, a branch in Oxford was opened, which remained Selfrdges until 1986, when Sears rebranded it as a Lewis&#8217;s store. became a branch of Selfridges until 1986, when it was In March 1998 Selfridges had acquired a new logo at use to the present which came in tandem with the opening of the Manchester Trafford Centre store and Selfridges demerger from Sears.<br />
Between 1998 and 2003, the store supplemented its 540,000-square-foot (50,000 m2)[5] London flagship store with a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) store at the Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester; because of its success a 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) store in Exchange Square, Manchester was also opened. A 260,000-square-foot (24,000 m2) store opened in 2003 in Birmingham&#8217;s Bull Ring.</p>
<p>In 2003, the chain was acquired by Canada&#8217;s Galen Weston for £598 million. Weston, a retailing expert who is the owner of department store chains such as Holt Renfrew and Brown Thomas as well as major supermarket chains in Canada, has chosen to invest in renovation of the Oxford Street store, rather than to carry out planned expansion to Leeds, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bristol, and Glasgow, despite Selfridges owning a site in the latter city. The Chief Executive is Irish retailer, Paul Kelly. Kelly has worked for the Weston organisation since the mid-eighties.</p>
<p>Selfridge stores are known for architectural excellence and are tourist destinations in their own right. Their London store was designed by Daniel Burnham, who also crafted Marshall Field&#8217;s main store in his home town of Chicago. The London store was built in phases, the first phase consisting only of the nine-and-a-half bays closest to the Duke Street corner. A scheme to erect a massive tower above the store was never carried out. Also involved in the design of the store were American architect Francis Swales, who worked on decorative details, and British architects R. Frank Atkinson and Thomas Smith Tait. The distinctive polychrome sculpture above the Oxford Street entrance is the work of British sculptor Gilbert Bayes. Selfridges in London was named world&#8217;s best department store in 2010.<br />
The Trafford store is noted for its use of stone and marble and for the exterior which strikingly resembles the London store. Each of the 5 floor&#8217;s of the Exchange Square store in central Manchester was designed by a different architect, giving each floor a contrasting look and feel. In December 2009 it was announced that the store is to undergo a £40 million renovation to give the store a more iconic look that has come to resemble Selfridges. It has been announced the store will feature art installations using LED lighting that will be projected to the outside of the building at night. The Birmingham store, designed by architects Future Systems, is covered in 15,000 spun aluminium discs on a background of Yves Klein Blue. Since it opened in 2003, the Birmingham store has been named every year by industry magazine Retail Week as one of the 100 stores to visit in the world.</p>
<p>Selfridges windows have become synonymous also with the brand, and to a certain degree have become as famous as the company and Oxford Street location itself. Selfridges has a history of bold art initiatives when it comes to the window designs. When the building was undergoing restoration, the scaffolding was shrouded with a giant photograph of stars such as Sir Elton John by Sam Taylor-Wood. The windows consistently attract tourists, designers and fashionistas alike to marvel at the current designs and styling and fashion trends. Since 2002 the windows have been photographed by London photographer Andrew Meredith and published in magazines such as Vogue, Dwell, Icon, Frame Magazine, Creative Review, Hungarian Stylus Magazine, Design Week, Harper&#8217;s Bazaar, New York Times, WGSN and much more including world wide press, journals, blogs and published books all over the world.</p>
<p><center><iframe src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=400+oxford+street&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.514446,-0.152382&amp;sspn=0.001367,0.003921&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Oxford+St,+Westminster,+London+W1C+2,+United+Kingdom&amp;t=m&amp;ll=51.519906,-0.156641&amp;spn=0.018693,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="600" height="350"></iframe><br />
<small><a style="color: #0000ff; text-align: left;" href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=400+oxford+street&amp;aq=&amp;sll=51.514446,-0.152382&amp;sspn=0.001367,0.003921&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Oxford+St,+Westminster,+London+W1C+2,+United+Kingdom&amp;t=m&amp;ll=51.519906,-0.156641&amp;spn=0.018693,0.051498&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A">View Larger Map</a></small></center></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://splendourguide.com/2011/10/selfridges-department-store-oxford-street/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

