Harvey Nichols
This coverage explores Harvey Nichols’ role and performance within the UK retail landscape. Reporting includes store openings and refurbishments, leadership changes, marketing campaigns, financial results, and strategic initiatives. With a focus on the brand’s positioning in the luxury and premium retail segment, the content supports executives and managers tracking developments in high-end retail, customer engagement, and competitive dynamics.
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Apr- 2024 -29 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief-29/4/24
Ted Baker’s European operations are on the brink of administration, endangering 149 jobs. The potential collapse affects stores and concessions in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain. This development follows the appointment of restructuring firm Teneo as administrator of Ted Baker by its owner, Authentic Brands Group, after a £210m acquisition…
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29 AprilDepartment Stores
Sir Dickson Poon invests a further £25m in Harvey Nichols
Sir Dickson Poon, the owner of Harvey Nichols, will be investing a total of £32.5m in the retail group, having lent the department store £25.5m last week, with plans to invest a further £7m. The news, which is based on accounts filed at Companies House, comes as Poon aims to…
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18 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief-18/4/24
Shein is among several retailers expressing interest in acquiring Topshop from Asos, according to reports. Asos has received continuous interest from various high-profile retailers, with Authentic Brands Group also showing interest. The potential sale of Topshop by Asos follows its widening losses and a decline in sales, partly attributed to…
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18 AprilPeople Moves
Harvey Nichols appoints new CEO
Harvey Nichols has appointed Julia Goddard, EMEA president of Alexander McQueen, as its new chief executive officer, effective June 2024. Goddard’s appointment comes after Manju Malhotra, who served as CEO for 25 years, resigned last August. Before joining Harvey Nichols, Goddard spent 14 years at Alexander McQueen, where she led…
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Aug- 2023 -16 AugustPeople Moves
Harvey Nichols CEO to step down
The CEO of Harvey Nichols, Manju Malhotra, has quit after 25 years with the company, The Telegraph has reported. Prior to her departure, Malhotra reportedly wanted to make significant changes after many loss-making years at the group, which operates eight department stores in the UK and Ireland. According to the…
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Jul- 2023 -20 JulyEvents
FT Future of Retail: Delivering a more sustainable & seamless retail experience
The FT Future of Retail summit will return in 2023 with uniquely crafted panels, lightning talks and high-level keynote speakers to address the big challenges facing the retail sector. Taking place across one day and in a hybrid format, the event will gather some of the biggest names in the…
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19 JulyNews
Red Run to open flagship store at Liverpool One
Women’s active streetwear brand, Red Run, is set to open its flagship store at Liverpool One this autumn. Trading from 1,400 sq ft, the shop will stock the brand’s range of active streetwear for women, including exclusive collections and limited edition pieces. The new flagship store marks an important stage…
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Feb- 2023 -17 FebruaryPeople Moves
Harvey Nichols appoints ecommerce director
Harvey Nichols has announced the appointment of Annabel Thorburn, the current senior vice president of ecommerce at Sweaty Betty, as its new ecommerce director, Drapers has reported. Thorburn, who will report to CEO Manju Malhotra, will take up her new role at the high end department store on 17 April,…
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7 FebruaryFeatures
Super.Mkt: a symptom of the charity shop revolution
Secondhand shopping has had its moment in the spotlight in recent years, as the stigma of repeating outfits and being seen in an unfashionable charity shop have dissipated to make way for sustainably-conscious shopping. Even before the cost-of-living crisis was on the tip of everyone’s tongues, the appeal of “buying…
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Aug- 2022 -12 AugustClothing & Shoes
Topshop founder Sir Ralph Halpbern dies aged 83
Sir Ralph Halpern, the founder of Topshop who was described as a driving force behind British retail in the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 83. Halpern began his career as a trainee at Selfridges, and would later go on to become “one of the most high-profile…
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