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Harry Selfridge and Ingvar Kamprad

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We discuss the achievements of two highly influential retail innovators. Harry Selfridge (1858 - 1947) was an American who created the great department store in Oxford Street, London which carries his name. Ingvar Kamprad (1926 - 2018) was the Swedish entrepreneur who created IKEA and built it into a huge global brand while retaining its frugal Swedish culture.

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