Locations
The London flagship store is in Knightsbridge, a short distance from rival Harrods.[3] 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. During the same year, Harvey Nichols opened its first store outside London in Leeds: a 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) store in the 19th century Victoria Quarter, dubbed at the time "Knightsbridge of the North".[13]
Due to the company's ambition to expand into Scotland, several potential locations were considered in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Eventually the company bought a site in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, and the £32 million project was under way. The store opened in Summer 2002.[14]
After the 1996 Manchester bombing in the centre of Manchester, the city underwent major redevelopment. Harvey Nichols announced in 2000 they would open a 100,000 sq ft (9,000 m2) flagship store to help revive the city. The store opened in 2002 on New Cathedral Street, next door to its rival Selfridges which had opened a year earlier. Along with fashion, the Manchester store accommodates beauty, food, wine and a bar/brasserie on the second floor.[15]
Harvey Nichols trialled a 22,000 square foot (2000 m2 "Beauty Bazaar" store in Manesty's Lane in the Liverpool One shopping area in 2012. The store has now become a permanent location for the company.[16]
Harvey Nichols has had a presence at The Mailbox in Birmingham since 2001. In May 2013 they announced that they were to double the size of the store. The new store, a few doors down, covers 45,000 square feet, double the size of the existing store.[17]
