True Tales from Harrods

It's been an exciting week for all of us at Harrods, as we have just launched our wonderful new range of Harrods products. We catch up with Davinia Pearl, Director of Food and Signature and Anna Moir, Deputy Retail Director. We'll learn about the new product range and what to expect when you visit Harrods. 

In this episode, Errol (Chair of our Racial Equality and Diversity Network) interviews Executive Sponsors; Sarah Andrews (Chief Retail Officer/Executive Sponsor of our Racial Equality & Diversity Network) and Beth Hodder (Director of Creative Operations/Executive Sponsor of our Mental Wellbeing & Awareness Network) to talk all things belonging networks and allyship at Harrods.  

We have over 70 apprentices at Harrods. In this episode, current and past apprentices; Etienne, Eveline and Jack come together to share their experiences, advice and unique perspectives on completing an apprenticeship at Harrods. 

In this episode, we chat with Simon Hampton, Head of Visual Merchandising at Harrods. Simon has been at Harrods for 12 years and has worked across many Christmas campaigns. He is known for his creative genius when it comes to Harrods windows and we caught up with him to talk about all things Christmas. 

Episode three is here. In this episode, we speak to Ciaran Hickey, our Executive Head Chef. He joined Harrods just over a year ago with global experience and has a love for hospitality and a genuine passion for food at all levels, from fine dining to a wide variety of street food. Ciaran is also an absolute powerhouse when it comes to sustainability and is the driving force of food waste. Tune in to find out more.

Marking Black History Month the R.E.A.D Network at Harrods have teamed up with M&C Saatchi’s Heritage Network for an exclusive Black & Bold exhibition showcasing the work of contemporary Black visual artists who live and work in London. We catch up with the wonderful Tanya Nyamadzawo from M&C Saatchi Group's network to find out all about it. 

It's National Inclusion Week; a week dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces. Our three belonging network chairs; Alexander Wells Greco, Errol Smith and Sunila Cook all came together to talk about all things inclusion and their journeys.

Mr G is our Retail Learning Delivery Manager. He’s one of the first people to welcome our new colleagues to Harrods, and you can usually find him singing, smiling or spreading happiness. In this episode, we talk about all things Mr G, his role, Master G and Fawlty Towers. Enjoy. 

Episode two is here. We talk to Simon Finch, our Supply Chain Director. He joined Harrods over 25 years ago as a graduate trainee, he’s been making some great strides in our Distribution and all in all, is a fabulous Sustainability champion. Tune in to find out more.

In this episode, we’re joined by our Chief People Officer, Abi Weeks. We had a lot of fun recording with Abi. We spoke about her career story, the world of HR and her love for bees.