Harvey Nichols

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Harvey Nichols Group Limited (trading as Harvey Nichols) is a British luxury department store chain founded in 1831 by Benjamin Harvey; it is headquartered at its flagship store in Knightsbridge, London. It sells designer fashion collections for men and women, fashion accessories, beauty products, fine wines and luxury foods. It is owned by Hong Kong luxury goods company Dickson Concepts. The chain has 14 locations worldwide across Hong Kong, Ireland, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> including a Beauty Bazaar in Liverpool and a brasserie in the OXO Tower, London.

History

The business was founded by Benjamin Harvey as a linen shop in Knightsbridge in 1831. Harvey died in 1850, leaving the business in the care of his wife Anne, who went into partnership with Harvey's son-in-law, James Nichols, to form Harvey Nichols & Co.<ref name=harrods>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 1889, the existing space was demolished to make way for a new department store. The building was designed by C. W. Stephens and built in stages between 1889 and 1894.<ref name="RBKC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref> In 1920, Harvey Nichols was purchased by Debenhams and, in 1985 Debenhams including Harvey Nichols was acquired by the Burton Group.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In October 1991, Dickson Poon of Dickson Concepts acquired Harvey Nichols from the Burton Group for £53.6 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Throughout its run in the 1990s and 2000s, Harvey Nichols was heavily mentioned in BBC comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 17 February 2014 Stacey Cartwright joined Harvey Nichols as chief executive officer of the Harvey Nichols Group of Companies. She replaced Joseph Wan, who held the position of CEO for 21 years and who retired at the end of March 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Former CEO Stacey Cartwright left the company on 30 April 2018, handing over control of the company to Daniela Rinaldi and Manju Malhotra. Under their management, Harvey Nichols generated £229 million for the year to 30 March 2019, which marked a nine per cent increased from the year before.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In November 2019, after co-chief operating officer Daniela Rinaldi resigned from the company, the other co-operating chief, Manju Malhotra, became sole chief operating officer, working closely with executive director Pearson Poon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 16 August 2023, it was announced that Manju Malhotra will leave Harvey Nichols at the end of the year after working for the company for over 25 years. Pearson Poon was subsequently appointed Vice Chairman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kate Phelan was appointed as the brands first ever creative director in November 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Locations

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Harvey Nichols Bristol store at Cabot Circus opened in September 2008. The tower above is luxury flats.

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A branch store in Central, Hong Kong

The London flagship store is in Knightsbridge, a short distance from rival Harrods.<ref name=harrods/> In 1996 Harvey Nichols launched its first stand-alone restaurant in London, the OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar, and Brasserie, viewing the River Thames. OXO and three of the in-store restaurants were designed by London-based architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. During the same year, Harvey Nichols opened its first store outside London in Leeds: a 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m²) store in the 19th century Victoria Quarter, dubbed at the time "Knightsbridge of the North".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Due to the company's ambition to expand into Scotland, several potential locations were considered in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Eventually the company bought a site in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh and the £32 million project was under way. The store opened in Summer 2002.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After the 1996 Manchester bombing in the centre of Manchester, the city underwent major redevelopment. Harvey Nichols announced in 2000 they would open a 100,000 sq ft (9,000 m²) flagship store to help revive the city. The store opened in 2002 on New Cathedral Street, next door to its rival Selfridges which had opened a year earlier. Along with fashion, the Manchester store accommodates beauty, food, wine and a bar/brasserie on the second floor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Harvey Nichols trialled a 22,000 square foot (2000 m² "Beauty Bazaar" store in Manesty's Lane in the Liverpool One shopping area in 2012. The store has now become a permanent location for the company.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Harvey Nichols has had a presence at The Mailbox in Birmingham since 2001. In May 2013 they announced that they were to double the size of the store. The new store, a few doors down, covers 45,000 square feet, double the size of the existing store.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

citation

CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Country	City	Shopping center or district	Year opened	Year closed	Notes
Azerbaijan	Baku		2015	2015	Converted to BARKERS after terminating licence agreement<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
China	Hong Kong	The Landmark in Central		2023
		Pacific Place			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
England	Birmingham	The Mailbox	2001	Template:N/A
	Bristol	Cabot Circus	2008	Template:N/A
	Leeds	Victoria Leeds	1996	Template:N/A
	Liverpool	Liverpool One	2012	2025	Beauty Bazaar
	London	Knightsbridge	1831	Template:N/A	Flagship store
	Manchester	New Cathedral Street	2002	Template:N/A
Indonesia	Jakarta	Grand Indonesia	2008	2010	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ireland	Dublin	Dundrum Town Centre	2005	Template:N/A
Kuwait	Kuwait City	The Avenues	2012	Template:N/A
Qatar	Doha	Doha Festival City	2018	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Al-Faysaliyah Tower			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Scotland	Edinburgh	St. Andrew's Square	2002	Template:N/A
Turkey	Istanbul	Kanyon Shopping Mall	2006	2021	Operated by DEMSA Group<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
		Ankara's Next Level	2017	2020	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Mall of the Emirates	2006	Template:N/A	Operated by Al Tayer Insignia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Controversies

Soon after opening a new store in Edinburgh in 2002, the managers faced an official complaint after staff tried to stop a homeless man selling the Big Issue magazine outside.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In mid-2003 objections were made to a Harvey Nichols magazine advertisement that appeared in Vogue, ELLE and Harpers & Queen and on a poster. The complainants objected that the advertisement was irresponsible, because it showed unsafe driving and was offensive to people who had been, or who knew people who had been involved in road accidents.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In September 2013, Harvey Nichols resumed the sale of fur in its United Kingdom stores following a decade-long embargo.<ref name=DRecord>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The decision attracted much criticism, focusing on the way animals were treated. The company denied allegations of cruelty and insisted its furs are ethically sourced from reputable suppliers.<ref name=DRecord/>

External links

• Template:Official website
• Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge project Template:Webarchive – Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands