High-end department store chain Harvey Nichols has resumed online trading following a brief shutdown following its acquisition by Frasers Group.

The website shuttered on 19 August, a week after Harvey Nichols’ rescue deal with the Mike Ashely-owned retail group. It is now back online and identified as a trading name of Frasers Group Trading Limited in a footer.

The site now also offers payment through the Frasers Plus scheme, a credit product that allows users to pay for items in three interest-free instalments or over a longer period with interest. In addition, Harvey Nichols is now advertising a new seasonal range of designer items.

Harvey Nichols was put up for sale in June by Dickson Poon, Hong Kong business magnate and executive chairman of luxury goods company Dickson Concepts.

Frasers Group entered the running to acquire Harvey Nichols in July despite concerns raised by several of the luxury suppliers for the department store, and eventually acquired the chain’s brand and the majority of its assets on 13 August.

It was the latest in a series of purchases for Frasers Group, including an increase of its stakes in luxury brands Burberry and Hugo Boss. Expansion in the luxury market has been a major focus of chief executive Michael Murray, who is also Mike Ashley’s son-in-law.

This spending spree has been in part financed by debt, which Frasers Group reported as having grown by £321 million over the 2026 financial year. The company’s total debt now stands at £1.26 billion.

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