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Thanks to the success of the Thomas Goode company, founded in 1827, it is considered the best<br />
porcelain, glass and tableware trader of the world.<br />
The center is on South Audley Street, in a Victorian house built in 1867;<br />
the elegant building itself also radiates the values of stylish services<br />
and quality.<br />
The company sells products of other renowned manufacturers, but<br />
maybe the unique tablewares produced to orders of royal families<br />
and other exclusive customers are the most famous. There is no doubt<br />
about the Thomas Goode company’s privileged situation, it is the<br />
official supplier of the Royal Family, providing the Queen’s and the<br />
Prince of Wales’s household with porcelain and glass products.<br />
In the front part of Thomas Goode’s store, there is a separated<br />
Herend room, where outstanding Herend porcelains are presented<br />
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Herend<br />
at Harrods<br />
Just a few of the celebrity names shopping at<br />
Harrods – Noel Coward, Sigmund Freud,<br />
Oscar Wilde, Queen Mary, A. A. Milne,<br />
Pierce Brosnan. The list indicates that<br />
Charles Henry Harrod opened his shop a long<br />
time ago.<br />
Photo: Harrods<br />
The story began in 1834, in East London. In 1849, the grocery, mainly<br />
specializing in tea, moved to Knightsbridge, close to its current location.<br />
The owners hoped that the 1851 World Exhibition would have<br />
a positive effect on trade.<br />
Harrod’s son, Charles Digby, turned the small enterprise into a<br />
thriving business selling drugs, perfumes, stationery and groceries.<br />
In 1880, he already had 100 employees. The success ended in December<br />
of 1883 when the shop burnt down. Thank to the Harrods mentality,<br />
Charles Digby could still fulfill all the Christmas orders and made<br />
record profit. So, the new business could blossom on the ashes of the<br />
old one, and soon gained credit among their best customers.<br />
Harrods insists on high standards, customers receive the best quality<br />
of everything there. It is not surprising that its famous porcelain<br />
department has been selling Herend products for a long time. On<br />
July 4, a new era began when the brilliant, refurnished Luxury Dining<br />
department opened the concession store of Herend Porcelain<br />
Manufactory; that also means the expansion of the supply.<br />
The Hungarian ambassador, representatives of the Herend Porcelain<br />
Manufactory and many of the directors and managers of Harrods,<br />
including the owner, Mr. Al Fayed, attended the opening. 1<br />
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