Demonstrating yet again that everything can be upgraded, London's Harrods recently opened a luxury convenience store across the street from its famous Food Halls.
Dubbed Harrods 102, the new store brings luxury and convenience together in a one-stop concept. Besides selling groceries and wine, Harrods 102 also houses a Yo! Sushi bar, a Krispy Kreme stand, florist, pharmacist, dry cleaning service, and oxygen bar.
“These additional retail and service offers put Harrods closer to their customers’ everyday needs and delivers a new emotional relationship,” says Stephen Cribbett of Landini Associates, which designed both the store and its brand identity. (Landini also developed redroomdvd, which is to Blockbuster what Harrods 102 is to 7-Eleven.)
Adding to the convenience, Harrods 102 features a concierge service that will hand-deliver goods to local residents. Open from 7 am to 11 pm, the shop's cool, modern interior combines dark timber, stainless steel and natural stone, and is drawing droves of well-heeled shoppers. We wouldn't be surprised if Harrods opened
102 stores in other UK cities, and there's little doubt that time-starved urban consumers across the world would welcome similar retail combinations of food, well-being and convenience.
to z.hadid (the message above),the sushi bar is called yo sushi!" and that is what they do in the resturant, yo sushi! is not part of harrods at all so personally i dont think you should judge 102 on it. I think 102 is quite goos but i have noticed there aren't many brown bread sandwiches
I'm a fruit farmer in Kenya, i grow grafted mangos. I'd like to get a contact to export my delicious produce. They're so sawa, they cold. It's a delicacy i want to share with the world. You first?
Harrods102 is a bit disapointing. The sushi restaurant inside, is actually running suhsi, and instead of paying one price and having all you can eat. Harrods102 actyually charges PER PLATE. So to be totally honest, suhsi was ok, I've had better, prices super high. Only thing really good was the service.
Zaha Hadid | May 18, 2007 12:22 PM