All Harrods articles – Page 13
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NewsCity perks up as general retailers bounce back
There was plenty to interest stock market store-watchers as general retailers staged a bounce-back over the week, Ocado generated excitement and controversy with its IPO plans and takeover talk swirled around Sainsbury’s.
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NewsCity perks up as general retailers bounce back
There was plenty to interest stock market store-watchers as general retailers staged a bounce-back over the week, Ocado generated excitement and controversy with its IPO plans and takeover talk swirled around Sainsbury’s.
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NewsHarrods to open own-label boutiques
Harrods is to drive its burgeoning own-label offer with the opening of in-store boutiques for the eponymous clothing and accessories ranges.
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AnalysisRoyal warrants
Royal warrants confer status on a retailer. But how do you get one? And how do you lose one?
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NewsMohamed Al Fayed explains Harrods sale
Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed has explained his decision to sell the legendary department store.
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Opinion
Endearing Eccentricity
Harrods is in many respects a weird place, but nonetheless is a very good retailer.
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OpinionVolatile shoppers show job ahead of David Cameron
Talk to retailers about the market at the moment and there is one word they are using to describe trading, and that’s volatile.
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NewsMohamed Al Fayed: 25 crazy years in retail
Always controversial, always eccentric and not a man to be crossed, UK retail will be a less colourful industry following Mohamed Al Fayed’s £1.5bn sale of Harrods this week.
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Opinion
The Harrods Sale
Mohamed Al Fayed’s sale of Harrods concludes one of the more colourful chapters in UK retailing.
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NewsNew Harrods owners consider international push
The new owner of Harrods, Qatar Holding, is poised to push the button on overseas expansion, including a potential flagship Harrods store in Shanghai, following its £1.5bn acquisition of the Knightsbridge department store at the weekend.
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NewsMohamed Al Fayed sells Harrods
Mohamed Al Fayed has sold Harrods to the Qatari royal family for around £1.5bn.
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NewsTopshop prompts Harrods to revamp young fashion
Knightsbridge department store Harrods is to overhaul its young fashion offer as it prepares for the opening of a giant Topshop store on its doorstep on May 20.
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NewsSummer Sales brought forward due to Ramadan
Upmarket department stores are set to move their summer Sales forward in a bid to move to full-price autumn merchandise ahead of the lucrative pre-Ramadan shopping period.
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NewsWhite Stuff fortifies team for growth
Lifestyle retailer and brand White Stuff has secured a new working capital facility and made a raft of high-level appointments to prepare it for UK and international growth.
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NewsInvest in stores or customers will not trade up, Harrods chief warns
Harrods managing director Michael Ward has warned retailers that it is essential to invest in the store environment during the downturn to give shoppers a reason to trade up.
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NewsHarrods not for sale, says Mohammed Al Fayed
Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed told employees today that the iconic Knightsbridge department store is not for sale.
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NewsDwell guns for growth in tenants’ market
Mid-market furniture retailer Dwell has laid out plans to reach up to 60 stores and 20 concessions in the next five years.
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NewsEx-Debenhams web boss David Worby to drive online retail at Harrods
Harrods has hired former Debenhams head of direct David Worby to take the helm at its online division.