I'll always give William Selfridge five stars; but...

I'll always give William Selfridge five stars; but to be perfectly honest we miss the old store before they turned it into a modern California Galleria -- not to feel bad, every retailer has been spooked by the internet and English traditional fare has hit the proverbial moat. The high Street is in big trouble, along with the older buildings in London. Too bad. The old Selfridge rocked on with men's clothing on ground floor the minute you came through the heavy side doors annual sales were great. Up market GAP, we don't need. Is there any big label NOT selling tennis shoes? Haute Couture is dead. Grime music for the homies will not bring cash to da hood. London forgot how to be London. So glad to see it before it died away. Some pockets exist now tucked away in small shops behind Piccadilly but even they are disappearing fast. I'll give some good marks to the food hall, but still only a shell of it former self; shrunken and compact but still international but sit down substitute eateries dominate (like Harrods, there must be more quick money in the restaurant trade but still fresh limited produce and meats for home. Fish monger looks fresh. If you're after some good hot pastrami and WiFi they have it...one bit of modern I don't mind...it celebrates a 50 year anniversary....hello, one hot corned beef on rye please!