included as part of this deal, as well as the now defunct selfridge s hotel here in london, which the new owners help they can revive and bring back as a hotel as part of their broader vision for selfridges. what do we know about the companies that are buying selfridges and why they want to? that are buying selfridges and why the want to? , ., ., , they want to? they are to companies which are joining they want to? they are to companies which are joining together they want to? they are to companies which are joining together here, - they want to? they are to companies which are joining together here, the | which are joining together here, the thai conglomerate group and an austrian property group. they have been working across europe for the best part of a decade, building an empire of high end department stores in places like italy, germany, austria and switzerland. this will almost double their portfolio. they already have 22 stores, they are adding 18 more. no think that this is