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Article: HARVEY NICHOLS: NEXT LUXURY BRAND?
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- WWD
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- August 2, 2004
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Byline: Samantha Conti
LONDON -- For Joseph Wan, Harvey Nichols isn't just a specialty store; it's a luxury goods brand waiting to happen.
Wan, the group chief executive of the U.K. fashion and luxury retailer, wants to see Harvey Nichols branded ready-to-wear collections on the world's runways, stand-alone stores in places like Bond Street here and major ad campaigns a la Gucci or Louis Vuitton.
"Why can't we compete with brands like Gucci?" asked Wan during an interview last week. He was sitting at a boardroom table at Harvey Nichols' Knightsbridge offices, just a few yards away from the fashion emporium that became a household name thanks ...