Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store to close in January
The Mailbox, home to Birmingham’s Harvey Nichols store, which opened 25 years ago. Photograph: Arcaid Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Mailbox, home to Birmingham’s Harvey Nichols store, which opened 25 years ago. Harvey Nichols’ Oxo Tower restaurant was sold to a separate buyer, saving 130 jobs.The chain’s branches in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester and Bristol are accompanied by outlets in Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait and two in Hong Kong.
- ▪The Mailbox, home to Birmingham’s Harvey Nichols store, which opened 25 years ago.
- ▪Photograph: Arcaid Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Mailbox, home to Birmingham’s Harvey Nichols store, which opened 25 years ago.
- ▪Harvey Nichols’ Oxo Tower restaurant was sold to a separate buyer, saving 130 jobs.The chain’s branches in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester and Bristol are accompanied by outlets in Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait and two in
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The Mailbox, home to Birmingham’s Harvey Nichols store, which opened 25 years ago. Photograph: Arcaid Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Mailbox, home to Birmingham’s Harvey Nichols store, which opened 25 years ago. Photograph: Arcaid Images/AlamyRetail industryHarvey Nichols’ Birmingham store to close in JanuaryClosure will cost at least 60 jobs, while Leeds and Bristol outlets to be converted to Flannels brandSarah ButlerThu 8 Oct 2026 13.18 EDTFirst published on Thu 8 Oct 2026 12.28 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHarvey Nichols’ Birmingham store is to close in January, with the loss of at least 60 jobs, while its Leeds and Bristol outlets will be converted to the Flannels brand in a shake-up under Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group.The owner of Sports Direct bought the department…
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