Harrods will close its operations in Shanghai in January 2026, including The Harrods Tea Rooms and Harrods The Residence, ending nearly five years of on-the-ground presence in China. The news was first reported by local Chinese media outlet Jiemian , and later confirmed by Vogue Business .

Opened in late 2020, Harrods Shanghai was never a traditional department store; instead, it combined luxury retail with exclusive services in a social club-like environment. The space, located in the prestigious HKRI Taikoo Hui development on West Nanjing Road in Jing’an District, one of Shanghai’s most cosmopolitan and high-end shopping corridors, was designed to introduce Chinese clients to a full spectrum of British lifestyle and culture.

The interior fused Harrods’s London heritage with local S

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