All Harrods articles – Page 12
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NewsSelfridges womenswear team takes shape as it hires two buying directors
Department store Selfridges has put its new buying team in place by hiring two new directors of buying for its womenswear division.
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NewsHarrods website offline during peak New Years Sale due to "technical difficulties"
Luxury department store Harrods website has been taken offline today during peak New Year Sales trading due to “technical difficulties”.
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NewsHarrods profits soar as it breaks £1bn sales barrier
Luxury department store Harrods profits soared 39% to £108.3m in its year to January 29.
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Opinion
Harrods shows how social media should be done
There’s been a lot of focus recently on retailers that have invested money in designing high-concept Facebook stores and innovative interactive videos.
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NewsDixons to open Harrods concession
Currys and PC World-owner Dixons has struck an agreement to run the consumer electronics section in world-famous department store Harrods.
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NewsAl Fayed returns to retail by snapping up etailer Cocosa
Former Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed has made a return to retail by acquiring online retailer Cocosa.
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AnalysisHow can retailers crack China?
China is now the second biggest economy in the world. Rebecca Thomson looks at the numbers and considers how retailers can reap rewards from this global superpower.
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NewsBattle for summer sales to kick off a week early
Hard-pressed retailers’ sales and margins will come under increased pressure as department store chains Debenhams and House of Fraser prepare to launch their summer Sales a week earlier than last year.
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NewsHarrods launches iPhone app to guide shoppers around store
Luxury department store Harrods is to launch an iPhone app to help shoppers find their way around the London store.
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NewsHarrods and Harvey Nichols call for relaxation of Chinese visa restrictions
The bosses of Harrods and Harvey Nichols have again called on the government to make it easier for high-spending Chinese shoppers to visit London by relaxing visa restrictions.
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AnalysisCome buy with me at airports and rail concourses
Airports and rail concourses are being reinvented as retail destinations across the UK. Mark Faithfull looks at the retail opportunities as operators map out their new strategies
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GalleryHarrods Wine Shop London
Pay a visit to the Harrods wine shop and you might be forgiven for expecting premium prices to be the order of the day.
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AnalysisJoining forces to stop retail crime
The rise of UK loss prevention forums is giving businesses a new voice in the battle against retail crime, finds Alison Clements
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AnalysisChinese tourists
Chinese tourist spend has soared in the past year, but what can retailers do to capitalise on this and is the UK doing all it can to welcome them?
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NewsHarrods rolls out UnionPay to pull in Chinese shoppers
Harrods, the iconic department store, is from today accepting domestic Chinese debit and credit card UnionPay in a signal of the growing importance of Chinese shoppers’ spending power to the luxury retail sector.
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AnalysisFinding and keeping the best
High staff turnover in stores can be costly, so how do you deal with it, asks Rebecca Thomson
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NewsHarrods breaks the £1bn sales barrier
Harrods has broken through the £1bn sales barrier after a sparkling Christmas.
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AnalysisBoxing Day trading
With Boxing Day falling on a Sunday this year, trading hours will be shorter. What impact will this have on retailers in-store and online?