He acquired a large site at the unfashionable end of Oxford Street, ignored everyone who told him it would never work, and built an emporium fit for the new century.

• 塞尔弗里奇在牛津街不太时尚的地区购买了一大块土地，尽管有人认为他不会成功，但他没有理会，在那里建起了一个合乎新世纪特色的商业中心。