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Harvey Nichols Dundrum Bust as Liquidators Appointed

  • On Thursday, the High Court appointed provisional joint liquidators to the Harvey Nichols store in Dundrum Town Centre after declaring the retailer insolvent and unable to pay its debts.
  • Poor trading since the Covid-19 pandemic caused financial distress, with annual rent reaching €1,059,410 and net liabilities rising to €28.2 million by 2026, while the UK parent group withdrew financial support.
  • Justice Siobhan Stack appointed Grant Thornton's John Boland and Nicholas O'Dwyer as joint liquidators after sole director Julia Goddard presented the winding-up petition, stating no buyer could be found.
  • Separately, Mike Ashley's Frasers Group acquired the Harvey Nichols UK parent group in a deal securing over 1,000 jobs, though the Dundrum store remains in separate liquidation proceedings.
  • Frasers Group bosses announced plans for "significant restructuring" to transform the chain into a "smaller business," with court proceedings regarding the Dundrum store's future returned until September 7.
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Internet Retailing broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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