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38 results found for '"Department stores"' in Keywords.
Harrods strike - Interview with picket (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; Vox pop
Sasha Logan speaks to a male demonstrator on the Harrods picket for an increase in wages, London weighting and a 35-hour working week in accordance with directives issued by the Union of Shop, Distributive...
Pools syndicate win (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Eileen ?, one of the members of a football pools syndicate at London store Fortnum and Mason, after they won a 501,756 pounds Littlewoods payout. Female interviewer not identified.
Harrods robbery and murder (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male police spokesman detailing the theft of 83,000 pounds as a security vehicle collected money from Harrods department store, finding of murdered George Montague Evans in the...
Housewife burns fur coat in protest (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a woman on her decision to burn an £800 fur coat she had just bought outside of Debenhams in protest at the treatment of animals bred and killed in the fur trade. Female speaker and...
House of Fraser profits fall (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Hugh Fraser, Chairman of House of Fraser, about a fall in profits in the first six months of 1980. He talks about the company’s flag shop store Harrods, and the reaction of major...
Prince Charles visits Brixton M&S (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on a visit by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) to the Marks and Spencers store in Brixton shortly after birth of Prince William. Includes interviews with Dolly Goulsdon(?), shop worker; Gloria...
Stabbing outside Selfridges (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a police spokesman about a stabbing incident outside Selfridges department store in Oxford Street in central London. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.
New Harrods branch opens in Japan (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Harrods chairman Aleck Craddock on the opening of a new store in Tokyo, Japan. Male interviewer not identified. Sound in mono.
Closure of Swan and Edgar - Customer reaction (1982)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with customers following the announcement of the closure of the Swan and Edgar department store in Piccadilly Circus, central London. Female reporter not identified.
Closure of Swan and Edgar - Store manager’s reaction (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the closure of the Swan and Edgar department store in Piccadilly Circus in central London. Includes interview with the store’s general manager, Yostar(?) Husan(?). Female reporter not identified.