industry retail founded london uk 1831 number of locations 16 parent dickson concepts website http www.harveynichols.com harvey nichols founded in 1831 is a british department store chain with a flagship store in knightsbridge london . it sells fashion collections for men and women fashion accessories beauty products wine and food . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 controversy 4 references 5 external links history edit harvey nichols at the corner of knightsbridge and sloane street in london in 1831 benjamin harvey opened a linen shop in a terraced house on the corner of knightsbridge and sloane street in london . in 1835 the shop expanded to number 8 next door and would continue to expand into successive properties over the following years . in 1841 benjamin employed james nichols from oxfordshire . in 1845 nichols was promoted to management and in 1848 he married harvey s niece anne beale . benjamin harvey died in 1850 leaving the business in the care of his wife anne who went into partnership with james nichols to form harvey nichols & co. in 1889 the existing space was demolished to make way for a new department store . the building was designed by c q stephens and built in stages between 1889 and 1894 . in 1904 the location underwent a change of address to become 109 125 knightsbridge . in 1920 harvey nichols was purchased by debenhams . 1 in 1975 a restaurant called harvey s opened on the fifth floor . princess diana was a regular client . in 1985 debenhams including harvey nichols was acquired by the burton group . in 1991 dickson poon of dickson concepts acquired harvey nichols from the burton group . harvey nichols was refurbished . a new restaurant caf bar and food market designed by architects wickham & associates opened on the fifth floor in 1992 with a direct access lift which allowed for later opening hours after the main store closed . ten years later in 2002 the restaurant interior was replaced by a new design by lipschutz davison . on 17 february 2014 2 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 . locations edit a branch store in central hong kong in the united kingdom harvey nichols has stores in london leeds edinburgh birmingham manchester bristol and a beauty bazaar at harvey nichols store in liverpool . it has a store in al faysaliyah tower in riyadh saudi arabia a store at dundrum town centre dublin in ireland and two stores the landmark and pacific place and a beauty bazaar the one in hong kong . it opened a store in istanbul s kanyon shopping mall on 13 october 2006 . in february 2006 it opened a store in dubai designed by architecture firm callison in the mall of the emirates . the dubai store is operated by al tayer insignia al tayer group llc the luxury retail arm of al tayer group . a store in the grand indonesia mall in jakarta indonesia was operated by the indonesian retail conglomerate mitra adiperkasa map from october 2008 but closed due to poor performance in september 2010 . 3 on 25 january 2009 a new store opening was announced for kuwait which opened in 2012 . harvey nichols opened a 22 000 square foot store in manesty s lane in the liverpool one shopping area in 2012 . 4 the london flagship store is located in knightsbridge a few streets from rival harrods . in addition to its fashion retailing business harvey nichols redeveloped the top floor of its london flagship store to create a restaurant bar caf wine shop and foodmarket . a similar concept operates from the top floors of all harvey nichols full size stores . 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 . harvey nichols bristol store at cabot circus opened in september 2008 . the tower above is luxury flats . in may 2013 harvey nichols announced they were to double the size of the birmingham store located in the mailbox complex . the store will cover 45 000 square feet double the size of the existing store . 5 in 2015 harvey nichols opened a store in baku azerbaijan . after four months harvey nichols terminated its licence agreement with the baku store which now trades under a different name . 6 controversy edit 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 . 7 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 . 8 in september 2013 harvey nichols resumed the sale of fur in its united kingdom stores following a decade long embargo . 9 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 . 10 references edit history . debenhams . retrieved 28 april 2015 . vogue meet harvey nichols s new ceo . retrieved 9 april 2014 . harvey nichols to close just 2 years after opening . bataviase.co.id . 17 september 2010 . retrieved 12 january 2012 . houghton alistair . liverpool one shop for harvey nichols liverpool echo 9th january 2012 . liverpoolecho.co.uk . retrieved 12 january 2012 . alexander ella 30 may 2013 . harvey nichols new move bigger better and in birmingham . vogue . retrieved 9 march 2014 . butler sarah 22 july 2015 . harvey nichols drops azerbaijan store after split with business partner . the guardian . retrieved 25 august 2015 . published on saturday 17 august 2002 01 00 17 august 2002 . magazine sales a big issue at harvey nicks . the scotsman . uk . retrieved 12 january 2012 . easyjet faces asa rap as sexist and offensive ad is investigated . marketing week . via highbeam subscription required . june 12 2003 . the asa has also ordered harvey nichols to withdraw its press and poster ad which shows a female car driver applying lipstick and a blurred photograph of a pedestrian through the windscreen on the grounds of it being irresponsible and offensive to people who have been involved in road accidents . brown annie november 27 2014 . cruel in the name of cool ; peta video disputes claims of industry s ethical label . daily record . via highbeam subscription required . peta are continuing to target harvey nichols who recently abandoned their decade long fur free policy in order to start selling origin assured fur . brown annie november 27 2014 . cruel in the name of cool ; peta video disputes claims of industry s ethical label . daily record . via highbeam subscription required . a harvey nichols spokesman said yesterday we only source products from reputable brands which includes seeking the assurance that the fur they use has been sourced responsibly . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to harvey nichols . harvey nichols website harvey nichols knightsbridge project v t e department stores of the united kingdom beales boswells of oxford british home stores w j daniel & co. debenhams fenwick fortnum & mason harrods harvey nichols hatchers hoopers house of fraser jarrolds john lewis liberty marks & spencer morleys selfridges retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title harvey nichols & oldid 741433447 categories british royal warrant holdersbuildings and structures in kensington and chelseacompanies established in 1831companies formerly listed on the london stock exchangedebenhamsdepartment stores of the united kingdomfood hallsknightsbridgeshops in londonvisitor attractions in kensington and 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