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Harvey Nichols unveils plans to transform Knightsbridge flagship

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols has revealed the first stage of the transformation of its London flagship in Knightsbridge with a reimagined ground floor retail experience, as it looks to reassert itself as a global destination for fashion, accessories and creative innovation. The new-look space, set to open in September, is described as...

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Harvey Nichols puts jobs at risk as it strengthens fashion focus

Harvey Nichols is cutting a number of jobs as it looks to refocus on its core fashion and beauty proposal. The British luxury retailer confirmed the news to FashionUnited, stating that around 5 percent of its employees will be impacted by the restructuring of some teams and changes to several business activities. The shift comes as part of a...

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Watch: From hero gnomes to stylish goats, all the festive fashion films to know for 2024

It’s that time of the year, again. Brands and retailers across the globe have begun unveiling their always highly anticipated festive campaigns. This season, trends seem to revolve around flipping the script on the stress usually associated with the season; incorporating well-known (animated) figures into the storyline; and proposing new...

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Kate Phelan joins Harvey Nichols as creative director

UK’s luxury fashion and beauty retailer Harvey Nichols has announced the appointment of Kate Phelan to the newly created role of creative director. At Harvey Nichols, the company said in a statement, Phelan will be responsible for brand campaigns, as well as elevating the visual identity of the brand and its creative propositions. She will...

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Julia Goddard to join as CEO of Harvey Nichols

Julia Goddard, EMEA president of Alexander McQueen will be joining Harvey Nichols in June as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Commenting on the new appointment, Sir Dickson Poon and Pearson Poon, chairman and vice chairman of Harvey Nichols said: “Julia is a dynamic business leader with a strong track record of delivering quality growth...

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Harvey Nichols chief to exit store by end of year

Manju Malhotra, the chief executive of luxury retail establishment Harvey Nichols, has quit and will exit the retailer by the end of the year. Ms Malhotra has not commented on the decision following reports there was a clash on strategy with the store’s proprietors. Ms. Malhotra, who was appointed to the role of chief executive offer in 2020,...

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Losses continue at Harvey Nichols but improvements have been made

British department store Harvey Nichols is seeing a slight turnaround in its losses as they begin to narrow, evident in its newly published financial report for the period ended April 2, 2022. In a filing with the UK’s Companies House, the firm’s Harvey Nichols and Company Limited subsidiary, responsible for its London flagship, reported a...

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Harvey Nichols CEO calls for return of tax-free shopping for tourists

The CEO of British department store chain Harvey Nichols has called on the government to reinstate tax-free shopping for tourists. “I would urge the government to really prioritise it before an election,” Manju Malhotra said in an interview with The Telegraph. “We all benefit from international businesses coming to the UK. The high street,...

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Alice + Olivia creates secret garden on Harvey Nichols terrace

Contemporary US womenswear label Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet is celebrating its spring collection with a floral ‘secret garden’ takeover of the terrace at Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge. The Alice + Olivia Secret Garden will run until the end of May, coinciding with the Chelsea Flower Show, and features bright flower walls, pink tables and...

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Harvey Nichols to stop selling fur by end of 2023

British department store Harvey Nichols has announced that it is planning to stop selling fur by the end of 2023. The decision comes after an investigation into Chinese fur farms by animal protection organisation Humane Society International (HSI) UK in 2021 found “sickening” evidence of inhumane environments the animals were being kept in....

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Harvey Nichols, John Lewis and Primark among those calling on police to prioritise retail crime

Over 100 retailers have come together in a joint letter to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales, calling on it to commit to making retail crime a priority in local policing strategies. In the letter, which was shared by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), retailers had expressed increasing concern over the rising levels of...

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Harvey Nichols sees sales decline

2021 might have been a turnaround year for many brands and stores after the pandemic, but Harvey Nichols found itself in the red. However, despite a decline in sales and an increase in losses, the store has said they are still prepared to expand and have the cash on hand to do so. Harvey Nichols reported that their losses after taxes had...