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Purpose and plurality: Harrods buyer names Erdem, Burberry among best LFW shows

London Fashion Week has officially wrapped up its autumn/winter 2026 edition, and the opinions of industry insiders are continuing to roll in. According to director of buying, fashion at Harrods, Simon Longland, for this season, London resisted “reduction to a single trend”. “The breadth and diversity of brands on show make it difficult—and...

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Harrods promotes retail director to chief retail officer

British department store Harrods has named Mark Blundell as chief retail officer. The appointment reflects a promotion for Blundell, who had been serving as the company’s retail director since 2022. Blundell had first joined Harrods in 2018 as head of retail, after serving in a number of leadership roles at John Lewis Partnership and Waitrose....

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Harrods marketing head moves to Dior

Gerard Duran, the head of marketing at Harrods, has announced his departure from the British department store. He will instead be taking up a role at LVMH-owned Christian Dior Couture, thus relocating to Paris, France. Duran took up the helm of Harrods’ marketing team in March 2022, overseeing all of the retailer’s divisions for brand strategy,...

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Harrods welcomes Barena Venezia with new permanent corner

On November 1, Barena Venezia is opening a permanent corner at Harrods in London, introducing a retail concept that blends tradition, craftsmanship and contemporary elegance. Barena Venezia was founded in 1993 by Sandro Zara, who brought in Massimo Pigozzo to create the brand's first collection. The brand has grown significantly season after...

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Harrods buyer impressed by Chanel and Dior debuts at PFW SS26

Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2026, which took place from September 29 to October 7, saw debuts at Chanel, Dior, and Balenciaga, and delivered a season of “extraordinary reset,” according to Simon Longland, director of buying for fashion at luxury British department store Harrods. Longland told FashionUnited over e-mail: “Paris offered a...

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Harrods Group: 2024 was a “year of stable trade”

Harrods Group, which includes the luxury Knightsbridge department store and online business, as well as its airport concessions, its H Beauty stores and the export of Harrods-branded merchandise, has reported a 17 percent decline in operating profit year-on-year to 177.7 million pounds for the 52 weeks to February 1, 2025. In its FY2024...

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Romantic gowns, dramatic tailoring: Highlights of LFW according to Harrods’ buying director

With London Fashion Week SS26 officially wrapped, attention now turns to buyers across retail as they review the collections at hand and decide where to go from here. Among those is Simon Longland, director of buying for fashion at department store giant Harrods, who shared his impressions of the week and reflected on London’s evolving position...

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Pulco becomes the first padel apparel brand to launch at Harrods

Racket sport Padel is on the rise in the UK, and Pulco has become the first-ever padel apparel brand to be stocked in luxury department store Harrods. The UK-based padel apparel brand, founded by Joe Middleton, former president of Levi’s EMEA and chief executive of Canterbury, draws inspiration from the sun-drenched courts of Acapulco in Mexico,...

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Bold, brilliant, blue: How 2027's colour of the year sets a new standard for brand activations

There's something undeniably magnetic about a bold, saturated colour when it takes over a physical space, and WGSN's Colour of the Year for 2027, Luminous Blue, proves this in spectacular fashion. Described as "both mysterious and eccentric," this rich, potent blue has become a beacon for brands daring enough to wield colour as a full-bodied...

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Fendi opens permanent shoe boutique in Harrods

Italian luxury brand Fendi has opened a permanent footwear boutique in London’s luxury department store Harrods. Located on the fifth floor within the retailer’s ‘Shoe Heaven,’ the 430 square foot Fendi footwear boutique has been designed to showcase the brand’s women’s shoes, leather goods and accessories in a space inspired by the contours and...

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Santoni steps into Harrods with new pop-up

Italian luxury footwear house Santoni has launched a pop-up in Harrods until the end of August. Harrods’ fabled Shoe Heaven plays host to a dedicated Santoni showcase celebrating the Sibille pump, a handcrafted heel that the brand is positioning as an answer to modern femininity. Santoni says the Sibille isn't merely a shoe; it is a sculptural...

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Four youths arrested for cyberattacks on British retailers

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested four suspects in connection with cyberattacks on well-known British retailers Marks & Spencer (M&S), Co-op and Harrods. The attacks took place in April of this year and caused significant financial disruption to the businesses. The four suspects remain in custody and are being questioned by the...