Selfridges. Selfridges, also known as Selfridge & Co. , is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store on London 's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and opened 15 March 1909.ewis's and Selfridges were then taken over in 1965 by the Sears Group owned by Charles Clore. Expanded under the Sears group to include branches in Manchester and Birmingham, in 2003 the chain was acquired by Canada's Galen Weston for Â£598 million.
Bartending/Organizations/International Bartenders Association. The International Bartenders Association (IBA) was founded on February 24, 1951 in the Grand Hotel saloon in Torquay, England. The IBA was established to represent the best bartenders in the world through an international non-profit society.
A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid ,bar chef or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment.artenders in the United States may work in a large variety of bars. These include hotel bars, restaurant bars, sports bars, gay bars, piano bars, and dive bars. Also growing in popularity is the portable bar; it allows a bar to be moved and set up in events and other venues.