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4 unusual facts about Harvey Nichols


Edinburgh Bus Station

The Station closed on 2 July 2000 as part of developments of the site, which included a new bus station and Scotland first Harvey Nichols store.

Erdem Moralıoğlu

His label "Erdem" is now sold globally in more than 50 premiere department and specialty stores including Barney's throughout the United States and Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Liberty & Co. in the United Kingdom.

Kiehl's

For the first 150 years of the company, Kiehl's only ran one store with its products also selling in high-end department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and Harvey Nichols.

Proenza Schouler

Proenza Schouler is sold in over 100 of the most exclusive retail outlets worldwide, including Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Harvey Nichols, Colette, and Joyce.


Alex Polizzi

With her husband she started a wholesale bakery, Millers Bespoke Bakery, supplying bread to Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Fortnum & Mason.

Cabot Circus

On the opposite street is the Quakers Friars area, which houses Harvey Nichols having been opened by Dita Von Teese.

College for Distributive Trades

Whilst stores such as Selfridges and Harvey Nichols continue (albeit in quite different forms) household names, others such as Swan & Edgar, Bourne & Hollingsworth, The Civil Service Stores, Barkers, Derry & Toms and Pontings are now names of the past, and consequently, opportunities for employment and work experience for display students are much reduced.

Duonne Alexander

She started her business "Gramma's" in 1987 and negotiating her Gramma’s Herbal Pepper Sauces into UK department stores Harrods, Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, plus the top seven supermarket chains.

Eduardo de Valfierno

In the film St Trinian's (2007), the girls use a similar scheme with the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring: they make a copy of the picture, "borrow" the original, sell the copy for £500 000, return the original (claiming to have found it in a Harvey Nichols changing room) and claim the £50 000 reward.

Shopping in Manchester

New Cathedral Street, like King Street and Spinningfields consists of upmarket retailers including a Selfridges department store as well as Harvey Nichols, the largest Ted Baker and Hugo Boss stores outside London, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, Reiss, Henri Lloyd, Massimo, Zara and Burberry (west side).

The Bentley London

It is located at 27-33 Harrington Gardens in south Kensington, lying between Cromwell Road to the north and Brompton Road to the south in close proximity to some of London's major museums including the Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and other sites of note such as the Royal Albert Hall, Sloane Square and the Royal Court Theatre, and the boutiques of Knightsbridge such as Harrods and Harvey Nichols.


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M.H. Alshaya Co.

In November 2012, a further nine brands were added to the company’s portfolio with the opening of Harvey Nichols Kuwait, Victoria’s Secret, Jack Wills, COS, Sarar, Teavana, Garrett Popcorn Shops, West Elm and Williams Sonoma, all located within The Avenues mall in Kuwait, one of the world’s largest malls.

Mary Portas

In 1997 Mary left Harvey Nichols to launch an agency, Yellowdoor, which has made its mark in the creative advertising landscape, producing category challenging campaigns and championing brand development for clients including Clark's, Louis Vuitton, Oasis Stores, Swarovski, Dunhill, Boden, Thomas Pink, Patek Philippe and Mercedes-Benz.

Multrees Walk

Multrees Walk, Harvey Nichols and Edinburgh Bus Station (which sits below 'Multrees Walk' and is accessed by escalators from St Andrew Square or from Elder Street) was designed by Edinburgh architects CDA