Harrods at Heathrow

Terminal 5 is set to be the new luxury wing of Heathrow, with Harrods possible opening a small format store. The company is understood to be the favourite to take a 12,000 sq ft site that airport operator |BAA has as the retail centrepiece of the development. Property sources have been told about plans for he high-profile unit and said Harrods was in pole position to open its first store selling fashion outside of Knightsbridge in London. BAA is understood to have also considered the likes of Selfridges and Harvey Nichols for the store, although neither is thought to still be in the running.

BAA UK Airport Retail managing director Colin Hargrave confirmed the group was in talks with Harrods, but would not reveal the format of the store. Hargrave said, as quoted in this week’s Drapers Record: “Harrods is an important business partner of ours and we have Harrods stores in a number of our terminals already,” he said. Harrods’ existing g airport stores are small and sell gifts and souvenirs, but the T5 store has been conceived as fashion-led. BAA’s retail team is in discussion with a number of fashion retailers over 200,00 sq ft of retail space at the terminal, although non have been signed. Gordon Ramsayis opening a restaurant in Terminal 5 and the retail offer is likely to be similarly upmarket. Luxury accessories business Tod’s and US chain Brooks Brothers are also understood to be in discussions to take space in the development, which is due to open in spring 2008. BAA appointed former Selfridges designer womenswear buyer Hazel Curry as head of category fashion and accessories in November 2004. Part of her remit has been to look at ways of offering space to smaller fashion brands that could not support their own airport stores.

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