There's an independent (ish) department store near me, Selby's, that's just about still going, somehow: https://www.elyswimbledon.co.uk/pages/james-selby https:

There's an independent (ish) department store near me, Selby's, that's just about still going, somehow: https://www.elyswimbledon.co.uk/pages/james-selby https://www.elyswimbledon.co.uk/pages/james-selby And another that is no longer so near me, Boswells, that very sadly isn't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswells_of_Oxford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswells_of_Oxford - it was a frequent destination for homewares as a student, and then many years later, for last-minute christmas shopping as an uncle.