Selfridges Group is a
retail business that operates 25
department stores (as of January 2024) in four chains across three countries in Europe:
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Arnotts (Ireland)
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Brown Thomas (Ireland)
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De Bijenkorf (The Netherlands)
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Selfridges (United Kingdom)
Selfridges Group, along with
KaDeWe Group, is owned by the
Central Group
Central Group consists of a variety of diverse investments in various corporations in Thailand and abroad, including investments in retail, property development, brand management, hospitality, and food and beverage sectors, and in digital lifes ...
from Thailand, which acquired it in 2021 jointly with Austria-based
Signa Holding, which lost joint control in late 2023. Shareholders successfully ousted Signa Holding's founder,
René Benko, who was pressured to relinquish his voting rights amid the financial turmoil.
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Companies owned by Central Group
Retail companies based in London
Department store groups