Harvey Nichols Birmingham outlet set to shut, putting 60 jobs at risk
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store will close in January, putting at least 60 jobs at risk, as new owner Frasers Group reshapes the department store chain. The move follows Frasers’ £43m purchase of Harvey Nichols after it entered administration in August.
The Leeds and Bristol stores will be rebranded as Flannels, while the future of the London, Edinburgh and Manchester outlets remains unclear. The deal preserved about 1,000 of the group’s 1,200 jobs and six UK stores; the Birmingham branch had opened 25 years ago. The group owed about £100m to unsecured creditors when it entered administration.
- Birmingham store to close in January, affecting at least 60 jobs.
- Leeds and Bristol will become Flannels stores.
- The future of three other UK branches is unclear.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store to close in January”.