Harvey Nichols Leeds set to be transformed into new Flannels shop, according to reports
The department shop has been a fixture of Leeds for 30 years
Harvey Nichols is set to disappear from the Leeds high street after three decades, according to reports.
Michael Murray, the CEO of Frasers Group, which recently snapped up the historic department store chain, told Vogue Business that the Briggate shop will be converted into a Flannels branch.
He said: “The [conversion] of the Bristol and Leeds Harvey Nichols stores to Flannels is part of the broader luxury strategy, allowing us to retain a presence in these locations while aligning them with the Flannels proposition.”
In the interview with Vogue Business, Murray said the Harvey Nichols in Manchester would be refurbished, while “significant sums of money” would be put into the London branch.
The Bristol store, like Leeds, would be converted to a Flannels.
The luxury retailer Flannels opened a new flagship shop spanning six floors on Briggate in 2024, and it is unclear what would happen to that site if the Harvey Nichols plans go ahead.
Frasers Group has been contacted for comment.
Harvey Nichols opened its Briggate store in October 1996, its first outside London.
Complete with a top hat-donning doorman, it proved a game changer for the city’s shopping scene - and led some to label Leeds the 'Knightsbridge of the North'.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has bought Harvey Nichols earlier this year after the struggling department store chain fell into administration.