All Harrods articles – Page 10
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NewsHarrods owners pay themselves £100m dividend
Harrods’ Qatari owners paid themselves a £100.5m dividend after the retailer posted record profits in its last financial year.
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NewsSelfridges hires two new directors
Premium department store Selfridges has appointed Brian Hannon as director of food and restaurants and also promoted Mark Raban to finance director for Selfridges and sister company Brown Thomas.
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NewsHarrods profits soar 15% despite economic woes
Famous department store Harrods achieved a 15% uplift in profit last year as it defied the economic gloom.
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NewsRetailers on their marks to chase Olympic gold
Hopes are high for boost to consumer sentiment and Games sales fillip.
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GalleryIn pictures: Harrods unveils its Christmas World
The luxury retailer Harrods’ earliest ever unveiling of its Christmas World department coincides with Olympics fever this year.
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NewsHarrods opens doors to its new Toy Kingdom
Luxury department store Harrods last week opened its £7m revamped toy department that features a room dedicated to science-themed toys called ‘The Odyssey’ as well as a shop featuring real trees in the ‘Enchanted Forest’.
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OpinionComment: iPat on the back for Harrods
IPads and a well-chosen partnership pave the way for an enhanced customer experience at Harrods.
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NewsSelfridges' finance boss moves to Harrods
Selfridges’ group finance director John Edgar has jumped ship to join rival Harrods.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nespresso London flagship opens
Nespresso has opened its first London standalone flagship. John Ryan discovers how the brand has made the most of its product.
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AnalysisRetailers test-drive digital signage
After a period of scepticism, retailers are beginning to try out different uses of digital signage. Rebecca Thomson finds out if it’s worth it.
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NewsHarrods to open branded hotels
Harrods is to open branded hotels in London and other prime locations worldwide, as first tipped by Retail Week.
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OpinionComment: Can department stores work online?
Deprived of what makes them special, can department stores work online, asks Peter Williams.
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NewsHarrods signs Christmas deal with Disney
Harrods has tied up with US entertainment giant Disney which will see the luxury department store showcase a “glamorous take on Disney’s fairy tale Princesses” this Christmas.
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GalleryRetailers gear up for the Jubilee celebrations
This weekend’s royal celebrations have been marked by many retailers with window schemes that offer rather more than kind hearts and coronets.
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GalleryHarrods celebrates Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Harrods department store is celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with store-long display of regal headpieces.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe set to enter Asia
My-Wardrobe.com is to expand into Asia starting with a business in Singapore.
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GalleryJohn Lewis: New-look beauty hall
John Lewis Oxford Street’s new beauty department is an exercise in brand promotion while remaining a branded house.
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GalleryPop-up shops: Going from strength to strength
Pop-up shops have come a long way from being attention-grabbing fads to brand mainstays that can make serious money.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe hires Worby to spearhead global growth
Fashion etailer My-Wardrobe.com has poached Harrods ecommerce boss David Worby as its new chief executive, leaving co-founder and current chief executive Sarah Curran to focus on strategy.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Harrods Pinterest
Pinterest is a comparatively new platform for retailers to try, and Harrods is one of the first UK brands to do something interesting with it.