21 May 2012

Images: Harrods celebrates Diamond Jubilee with designer crowns

In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, the famous Knightsbridge department store is currently displaying in its windows 34 crowns designed by iconic British and international brands.

Paul Smith / Photo: image.net

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archives Harrods

05/07/2013
Harrods in metamorphosis under Qatari ownership
...British Harrods since its acquisition in 2010 by Qatar Holding.
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04/25/2013
Puig posts double-digit growth in sales and profit for 2012
...London (Harrods). By choosing to focus on emerging markets a few years back, Puig generated 45% of its sales outside Europe and the United States, thus posting one of the highest percentages for this category....
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03/25/2013
Garry Hogarth (Agent Provocateur): “We are already making 15% of...
...Printemps or Harrods. FM: Your website is only in English. How much of your business is e-commerce? GH: We are already making 15% of our sales through the Internet. The next step could be a Chinese translation....
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03/17/2013
Qatar mulls bid for Britain's Marks & Spencer
...retailer Harrods in 2010 and it owns a 26 percent stake in Britain's third-largest supermarket chain, Sainsbury's.Qatar also financed 95 percent of the construction of the Shard, western Europe's tallest skyscraper...
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03/14/2013
Qatar in talks over £10 billion investment in Britain
...including Harrods, the world's famous department store. The state also financed 95 percent of the Shard -- Europe's tallest skyscraper which pierces the London skyline.
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02/25/2013
Berluti to open 20 stores in 2013
...concession in Harrods. This year, however, Berluti plans on upping its presence in the major luxury capitals of Paris, New York, Shanghai and Tokyo. A second lifestyle concept store has opened in Hong Kong (photo:...
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02/22/2013
French Galeries Lafayette to counter bid for Printemps
...London's Harrod's department store in 2010 for an estimated 1.5 billion pounds in 2010. Last year, the Qatari royal family acquired Italian fashion brand Valentino for 700 million euros.Qatar's sovereign wealth...
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02/20/2013
Printemps owners in talks with Qatari investors
...store Harrod's in 2010 for an estimated 1.5 billion pounds in 2010. Last year, the Qatari royal family acquired Italian fashion brand Valentino for 700 million euros at the top end of valuation multiples for the...
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12/11/2012
Harry Winston CEO says will keep luxury brand for now
...salon at Harrods department store in London in August and a salon in Geneva, Switzerland, is due to open early next year.
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11/16/2012
Whistles to open a space in French department store
...stores Harrods and Havey Nichols.After a decade of poor sales Jane Sherperdson, ex-boss at Topshop, took the reins at Whistles and instigated the re-branding. With a new focus on retail, the new CEO hired...
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10/25/2012
Qatar interested in investing in Italy
...store Harrod’s, Qatar has a 5.19% share of American jeweler Tiffany & Co and 1.03% of French group LVMH.
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10/24/2012
Berluti to replace Façonnable on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
...store in Harrod’s London this summer, a city with notoriously high real estate costs. During this period it was announced that the brand’s made-to-measure footwear store in London is due to undergo a huge...
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10/16/2012
Fast Fashion London expects some 70 exhibitors
...Debenhams, Harrods, House of Fraser, Next, and Topshop. The London event largely consists of exhibitors from other Eurovet shows — Tissu Premier, Fatex and Fast Fashion Lille. Fast Fashion London intends to be a...
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10/04/2012
Corthay moves to Hong Kong
...Avenue, Harrods and Isetan. The company also has its own factory near Paris.
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10/04/2012
Global Fashion Awards shortlist announcement
...(Mexico), Harrods (London), Barneys (New York) For further details visit www.globalfashionawards.com.
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09/14/2012
London Fashion Week runs last leg in Great British relay
..." said Harrods Head of Womenswear Helen David.An estimated £100m of orders are expected to be placed during London Fashion Week, according to the British Fashion Council.More than 80 designers are expected to show...
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09/11/2012
Berluti buys shoemaker Anthony Delos
...shop in Harrods.   This acquisition seems to follow the same approach Berluti took with Arnys last June. The Parisian tailor specialized in made-to-measure and handmade bespoke menswear should eventually reap...
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09/07/2012
East European fashion labels aim for the world stage
...store Harrods began selling the label in July.Harrods' head of womens wear Helen David told Reuters La Mania was one of many interesting new labels to come out of eastern Europe lately.A model wears a creation by...
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