Harvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circle
Harvey Nichols’s department store headquarters in Knightsbridge opened in 1889. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenHarvey Nichols’s department store headquarters in Knightsbridge opened in 1889. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRetail industryHarvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circleMike Ashley’s Frasers Group is frontrunner to buy Knightsbridge-headquartered department store chain Can Harvey Nichols find its way back to being Ab Fab again?
- ▪Harvey Nichols’s department store headquarters in Knightsbridge opened in 1889.
- ▪Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenHarvey Nichols’s department store headquarters in Knightsbridge opened in 1889.
- ▪Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRetail industryHarvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circleMike Ashley’s Frasers Group is frontrunner to buy Knightsbridge-headquartered department store chain Can Harvey N
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/harvey-nichols-rescue-deal-bidders-mike-ashley-frasers-group |
| Publication time | Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:45:26 GMT |
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Harvey Nichols’s department store headquarters in Knightsbridge opened in 1889. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenHarvey Nichols’s department store headquarters in Knightsbridge opened in 1889. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRetail industryHarvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circleMike Ashley’s Frasers Group is frontrunner to buy Knightsbridge-headquartered department store chain Can Harvey Nichols find its way back to being Ab Fab again? Business live – latest updates Jasper JollyMon 10 Aug 2026 05.45 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 05.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHarvey Nichols has warned that it will not be able to survive another year without new investment, as bidders for the Knightsbridge-headquartered…
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