{"id":214422,"date":"2025-06-25T23:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T23:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214422\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T23:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T23:47:13","slug":"selfridges-is-opening-its-own-private-members-club-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214422\/","title":{"rendered":"Selfridges Is Opening Its Own Private Members\u2019 Club in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAnother day, another private members\u2019 club<\/a> popping onto the scene.<\/p>\n

\n\tSelfridges, the department store chain dotted across the U.K., just received approval to open its own swanky club at its London<\/a> flagship, joining the proliferation of high-end membership<\/a> programs popping up around the globe. The store plans to turn some of its current employee office space on the fourth floor into an exclusive locale featuring a terrace and a private dining room, Bloomberg reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Westminster City Council gave the proposal from Selfridges, owned by Saudi Arabia\u2019s\u00a0Public Investment Fund\u00a0and Thailand\u2019s Central Group, its seal of approval on Tuesday. That means the department store can use its space on Duke Street, built in the 1930s, as a members\u2019 club or a retail hub for 50 years, according to the brand\u2019s filing.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe store has its sight sets on more than just a club, though: The team plans to create a \u201cexclusive new shopping and social destination for its most valued customers and members,\u201d Bloomberg reported. Additional details about the new members\u2019 only locale have yet to be announced\u2014for now, at least.<\/p>\n

\n\tSelfridges is only the latest members\u2019 club to pop onto the scene in the London. Besides an increased demand for private spaces among the well-heeled in the era of remote work, real estate firms also see these clubs as a way to invest in properties that may otherwise not be reaching their full potential.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe idea of a members\u2019 only establishment, in the modern sense of the phrase, was born on British soil, when Georgian-era coffee houses blossomed into a more formal spot for men to shmooze. That trickled over to America later in the 19th century, when the country\u2019s wealthy visited clubs like the Knickerbocker. After the trend petered out as the UHNW moved to the suburbs, members\u2019 clubs have since flood cities once again, with places such as 67 Pall Mall, Arts Club Dubai, Maxime\u2019s, and ZZ\u2019s Club<\/a> spouting up across the world\u2014including a hot spot just for your dog<\/a>. Even Jean-Georges Vongerichten has gotten in on the game, opening his Chez Margaux<\/a> club last year. As for the grand reveal of the Selfridges club, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n

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