Harrods

Harrods is a luxury department store located in Knightsbridge, London, owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. It is currently newsworthy due to a combination of labor issues and its connection to a legal case involving Saudi Arabia. Recent reports indicate that Harrods warehouse staff were underpaid due to errors made by a temporary recruitment agency, potentially resulting in a significant debt owed to numerous employees. This incident has negatively impacted the retailer's image. Furthermore, the store was mentioned in a case where a Saudi dissident was physically attacked outside its premises in 2018. The Saudi government has been ordered to pay the dissident £3m in damages for the attack and for hacking his phone with Pegasus spyware. While Harrods is not directly implicated in the Saudi case, the incident occurred near the store, linking it indirectly to the broader narrative.