Henrik's

Henrik's
Also called:	Henrik's Department Store Henrik & Son
Type:	Department store chain
Bases:	Central London branch
Leader:	Henrik family (including Rudi Henrik)
First appearance:	Rose
Appearances:	PROSE: Meet Rose AUDIO: Lost and Found AUDIO: Skin Deep GAME: The Lonely Assassins

You may wish to consult Henrik for other, similarly-named pages.

Alternate counterparts ofHenrik's

Henrik's (TV: Rose ^[+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], The Runaway Bride ^[+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"], AUDIO: New Girl ^[+]Loading...["New Girl (audio story)"], etc.) was a chain of department stores that had been operating since at least 1928. Seemingly established as Henrik & Son, (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac ^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) the company's full name was also known as Henrik's Department Store, (PROSE: Meet Rose ^[+]Loading...["Meet Rose (short story)"], The Time Traveller's Almanac ^[+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Everything Changes","page":"63","chaptnum":"3","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"}, GAME: The Lonely Assassins ^[+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"]) although on their website by the 2020s, the company was referred to as Henrik's plc. (GAME: The Lonely Assassins ^[+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"])

By 2005, its owner was Rudi Henrik. (PROSE: Rose ^[+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

History

For a detailed history of the London branch, see Henrik's, Central London

The Central London branch was opened in 1928 and located within walking distance of Trafalgar Square. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac ^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) Six year old Polly Wright and her mother visited Henrik's in 1948. (AUDIO: Lost and Found ^[+]Loading...["Lost and Found (audio story)"])

Squeak modelled clothes for Henrik's for "a brief stint", before landing a bit part in a soap. (PROSE: At Childhood's End ^[+]Loading...["At Childhood's End (novel)"])

Prior to 1993, Mandy Litherland worked at Henrik's for one summer. (AUDIO: Auld Lang Syne ^[+]Loading...["Auld Lang Syne (audio story)"])

While the specifics varied between accounts, Rose Tyler began working at Henrik's in London by the early 2000s. (PROSE: Meet Rose ^[+]Loading...["Meet Rose (short story)"], Rose ^[+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"]) Not long after, Autons infiltrated its basement; on the night of 4 March 2005, the Ninth Doctor blew the building up to remove the Nestene Consciousness's relay device in the roof. (TV: Rose ^[+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]) Elton Pope had seemingly shopped at the London branch of Henrik's before it was destroyed. (TV: Love & Monsters ^[+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"]) The London branch of Henrik's had either rebuilt or relocated later that year. (AUDIO: New Girl ^[+]Loading...["New Girl (audio story)"])

In 2007, the chain embarked upon a wide-ranging advertising campaign, with promotional material visible in the street and on the sides of taxis. (TV: The Runaway Bride ^[+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"]) This advertising was still on view after Sarah Jane encountered the Gorgon. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon ^[+]Loading...["Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)"])

In 2013, Henrik's had a store in the Hyperville complex. (PROSE: Autonomy ^[+]Loading...["Autonomy (novel)"])

In 2017, Gwen Cooper bought a jacket in a sale. (AUDIO: Orr ^[+]Loading...["Orr (audio story)"])

"Henricks" was a store in the Frenko Bazaar. (COMIC: Bazaar Adventures ^[+]Loading...["Bazaar Adventures (comic story)",""])

Larry Nightingale ordered a number of items from the Henrik's website on 13 February 2021 for Dazza's birthday party. These items included standard latex balloons, a standard beer keg of Red River's 5.0% Lager, a vintage disco mirror ball, a rose gold birthday banner and an assorted box of silly string. Later, when a human found Larry's phone, they accessed Larry's emails including those from Henrik's about his order as well as the Henrik's website to look at more details about said order. (GAME: The Lonely Assassins ^[+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"])

Other information

Their email address was [email protected]. (GAME: The Lonely Assassins ^[+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"])