Taboo Brand Journal no crops

PAST
By 1874, Harvey Nichols occupied the entire block between
Seville Street and Sloane Street. In 1889, the existing space
was demolished to make way for a new, purpose-built department
store. The building, as we know it today, was designed by
CQ Stephens and built in stages between 1889 and 1894. In
1904, the location underwent a change of address to become
109 - 125 Knightsbridge.
1975 - 1991
In 1975, a restaurant called Harvey’s opened on the Fifth Floor
and was an instant success. By the 1980s, Harvey Nichols was
a driving force in the introduction of mixed collections, encouraging
the likes of Max Mara and Nicole Farhi to design a variety
of pieces, rather than focusing on a single department.
Princess Diana was a regular client and would reserve a spot
at the back of the restaurant. In 1985, Harvey Nichols was
bought by the Burton Group.
In 1991, Harvey Nichols was bought by Dickson Poon of
Dickson Concepts (International) Ltd. Subsequently, the store
underwent a transformative refurbishment.
A new Restaurant, Cafe, Bar and Foodmarket opened on the
Fifth Floor, with a unique express lift that allowed for later
opening hours after the main store closed. This concept proved
immensely popular, earning Harvey Nichols a lasting reputation
for fashionable fine dining and a Champagne lifestyle.
1996 - present
In 1996, Harvey Nichols Group plc was listed on the London
Stock Exchange, and launched the OXO Tower Restaurant,
Bar and Brasserie on London’s South Bank. In 1996, a national
expansion began with the launch of Harvey Nichols Leeds,
followed by the first international store in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
in 2000.
Today, Harvey Nichols has seven stores within the UK and
Ireland, consisting of five large-format stores in London, Edinburgh,
Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, and two small-format
stores in Bristol and Dublin. In addition, Beauty Bazaar,
Harvey Nichols Liverpool is a unique beauty concept store,
housed over three floors within Liverpool ONE. There are also
five large-format stores overseas: one in Riyadh, one in Dubai,
two in Hong Kong and one in Kuwai
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