OPINION - Harvey Nicks needs saving, but by Next or Frasers? I’m absolutely flabbergasted

Is there anything more depressing than the news that Frasers and Next are two suitors for one of London’s most era-defining department stores? Harvey Nichols might have defined the 1990s fashion-scene which is being constantly mined for inspiration and cultural flex (see Tate Britain’s upcoming exhibition The 90s: Art and Fashion curated by Edward Enninful) but even that heft of nostalgia can’t save Princess Diana’s once beloved shopping destination.