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Who owned Harvey Nichols before?
Before Sir Dickson Poon, the Hong Kong tycoon mentioned in the story, the department store Harvey Nichols had a varied ownership history. It was originally founded in 1831 by Benjamin Harvey. Over the years, it changed hands several times, including being part of the Burton Group in the 1970s before Poon acquired it in 1991.
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