[5] Throughout its run in the 1990s and 2000s, Harvey Nichols was heavily mentioned in BBC comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley.

She replaced Joseph Wan, who held the position of CEO for 21 years and who retired at the end of March 2014.

[12]Due to the company's ambition to expand into Scotland, several potential locations were considered in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Eventually the company bought a site in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh and the £32 million project was under way.

Harvey Nichols announced in 2000 they would open a 100,000 sq ft (9,000 m2) flagship store to help revive the city.

[14] Harvey Nichols trialled a 22,000 square foot (2000 m2 "Beauty Bazaar" store in Manesty's Lane in the Liverpool One shopping area in 2012.

After four months, Harvey Nichols terminated its licence agreement with the Baku store, which now trades under BARKERS.

[26][27] Soon after opening a new store in Edinburgh in 2002, the managers faced an official complaint after staff tried to stop a homeless man selling the Big Issue magazine outside.

[28] In mid-2003 objections were made to a Harvey Nichols magazine advertisement that appeared in Vogue, ELLE and Harpers & Queen and on a poster.

[29] In September 2013, Harvey Nichols resumed the sale of fur in its United Kingdom stores following a decade-long embargo.

The company denied allegations of cruelty and insisted its furs are ethically sourced from reputable suppliers.