All Harvey Nichols articles
British department store chain Harvey Nichols was founded in 1831. It operates stores in eight locations across the UK and Ireland, including its flagship store in Knightsbridge, London. Harvey Nichols also has a number of international stores in Asia and the Middle East.
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Interview
Q&A: Born Outside Italy founder on gap in luxury trainer market and targeting Selfridges and Harrods in the UK
Retail Week sat down with the founder of new luxury trainer brand Born Outside Italy, to discuss opportunities in the UK market, the importance of physical retail and why there’s still an opportunity within the struggling luxury market.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Harvey Nichols (Overview)
Harvey Nichols partners with premium reseller Luxury Promise on a pop-up in its London flagship as it capitalises on the growing interest in secondhand luxury goods. The retailer says the pop-up will make luxury goods “accessible to all our customers”.
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News
Harvey Nichols has named a fashion editor as its new creative director
Luxury department store Harvey Nichols has named a new creative director, the first appointment under new chief executive Julia Goddard.
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Data
Ranking: The most productive department stores in the UK
To find out which department stores are firing on all cylinders, we’ve ranked their productivity by sales per employee.
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News
Harvey Nichols poaches new chief executive from Alexander McQueen
Harvey Nichols has poached former Alexander McQueen regional president Julia Goddard to be its new chief executive officer.
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News
Harvey Nichols cuts jobs to address cost pressures
Department store business Harvey Nichols is to axe roles at its head office as it seeks to position itself for success after a tough period.
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Analysis
What will 2024 bring? Retail bosses predict the year ahead
As 2024 begins, what do retailers think will top the agenda for the year ahead? We asked leaders of some of the UK’s biggest retail businesses to get out their crystal balls and make some predictions
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News
Exclusive: Plus-size brand dominates fastest-growing fashion retailers
Yours Clothing has ranked higher than fashion giants including Inditex, Primark and Next to be named the fastest-growing fashion retailer in the UK, Retail Week can reveal.
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Data
Ranking: The 30 fastest-growing fashion retailers revealed
It has been a tough few years for fashion, and retailers have been battling to lead on style, value and quality despite skyrocketing return rates, competition for customer loyalty and bold sustainability targets.
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News
Exclusive: Odd Muse launches in Harvey Nichols stores
Fashion retailer Odd Muse will launch in Harvey Nichols stores across the UK later this month, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Harvey Nichols CEO Manju Malhotra steps down
Harvey Nichols chief executive Manju Malhotra is stepping down from her role after less than three years in charge.
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Gallery
In pictures: Harrods, Fenwick, Selfridges and more unveil Christmas windows
Retailers have spared no expense in creating a line-up of some of the most opulent and light-laden festive window displays to ever grace UK high streets.
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Data
Data: Number of newly appointed retail CEOs falls to lowest level in 10 years
Only 18 new retail CEOs were appointed in the UK last year, marking a 54% drop from 2020.
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Analysis
The changing face of beauty: How brands are setting the foundations for success
As the old saying goes ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ and for consumers looking to purchase beauty products today their eyes are more likely than ever to be fixed on a screen.
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Analysis
Tourism to localism – how retailers in prime cities are shifting strategies
Following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, “freedom” may have arrived in the UK – but tourists have not. Indeed, it could take years for the volume of visitors, particularly those from Asia, to return to pre-pandemic levels. So how can prime cities like London adapt and innovate to win more spend from domestic consumers?
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Opinion
‘Climate change will collide with business as usual – retailers need to act now’
The Covid pandemic may finally be starting to cool down, but attention this week has shifted to another crisis that’s threatening to boil over – climate change.
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News
Harvey Nichols launches online luxury resale service
Harvey Nichols has partnered with resale technology specialist Reflaunt to launch a second-hand fashion and accessories proposition online.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Harvey Nichols (SWOT)
Harvey Nichols is a long-established, upmarket and fashion-orientated department store operator with a well-known London flagship and seven smaller stores in the provinces, including a specialist beauty format.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Harvey Nichols (People)
Former chief executive Manju Malhotra left Harvey Nichols at the end of 2023, with Julia Goddard stepping into the role from June 2024.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Harvey Nichols (Financials)
Total sales at Harvey Nichols grew 13% to £216.6m for the 53 weeks ended 1 April 2023 (FY2022) with gross sales including concessions climbing 13.3% to £248.8m, while UK sales rose 9.5% to £194.2m.