Oxford Street

Oxford Street. M shopping street flagship branches major British g street retailers g including Selfridges , J Lewis (includes ), Marks & Spencer other department stores.

Oxford Street major thoroughfare London, England Cy Westminster. W 300 shops, Europe's busiest shopping street, dense.

I approximately ( kilometres) Marble A north corner Hy Park, through Oxford Circus S Giles' Circus, intersection Charing Cross R Tottenham Court R. Eastwards, becomes N Oxford Street until Hg Holborn. W Marble Arch, Oxford Street becomes Bayswater R A40 which continues towards Oxford. Oxford Street intersects other London roads including P Lane, N B Street Regent Street.

Oxford Street today

Oxford Street major department stores numerous brands' flagship stores, hundreds smaller shops. I major shopping street central London, though expensive fashionable, p larger shopping district Regent Street, B Street other smaller nearby streets.

F y British chain stores, their Oxford Street branch regarded their 'flagship' store celebrity launches promotions. Major stores include:

- Selfridges, department store almost century. T second largest department store UK.

- J Lewis, flagship department store J Lewis Partnership, opened 1864. T third largest department store UK.

- Marks & Spencer, famous retailer's flagship store 170,000 square (16,000 ²), junction Oxford Street Orchard Street, known Marks & Spencer Marble A. I company's largest store. A second branch located between Regent Street Tottenham Court R stands famous Pantheon building.

- Debenhams, flagship national -market chain. Originally known Marshall & Snelgrove, store parent company, 1973. T original Debenham & Freebody store located nearby Wigmore Street.

- House Fraser, London flagship another national department store housing premium brands. T store traded D H Evans until 2000. I located - building completed 1935; first department store UK include escalators serving every floor.

- HMV, although moved original location 2000 after 80 years. HMV three stores street including concession within Selfridges p 150 Oxford Street, which Europe's largest music p 50,000 square (5,000 ²).

- Borders, bookshop.

- Schuh, largest store Oxford Street, biggest range branded footwear London.

- Zavvi, intersection Oxford Street Tottenham Court Road, entertainment retailer (formerly Virgin Megastore).

- Disney Store, UK flagship international brand.

- Topshop, claimed " largest fashion store world".

- Primark, flagship store -price fashion retailer.

- UNIQLO, clothes store Japan.

- I centre Oxford Street where intersects Regent Street, Oxford Circus flagship chain stores; H&M, United Colors Benetton, Niketown until recently, Shelly's store.

- Z Bershka, flagship stores Spanish Inditex Group.

- Urban Outfitters, retro vintage clothing.

- Gp, London flagship store.

- Adidas, sports brand, store Oxford Street opposite Selfridges.

- There number stores Oxford Street which operate short leases empty retail units advertise themselves Closing D Sales. However cases these Closing D Sales operate rather g permanent presence.

- T Notebook Centre, located 17 Oxford S, sales dealing computing, electronic goods. Flagship store, other branch located Tottenham Court R.

Oxford Street become congested footpath number buses which street g number shoppers tourists street. Common sights Oxford Street include preachers ( Philip Howard Oxford Circus), political demonstrations ( 2001 My Dy protests small scale protests) H Krishnas.