Scamp & Dude To Open First Northern Store In Harrogate
The British fashion brand is taking a prominent two-floor corner unit on James Street, bringing its womenswear collection and community-led store format to Yorkshire for the first time.
Scamp & Dude is to open its first permanent store in the North this October, taking a prominent corner unit on James Street in Harrogate as the British fashion brand continues to expand its physical retail presence.
The store at 2-3 James Street will span more than 2,100 sq ft across two floors and sit directly opposite Harrogate railway station. It will carry Scamp & Dude’s full womenswear collection and introduce the brand’s community-led retail format to Yorkshire.
The opening comes during Scamp & Dude’s tenth anniversary year and follows more than three years spent looking for a suitable Harrogate location.
Bolt Room At Heart Of New Store
A central feature will be Scamp & Dude’s signature Bolt Room, a large private fitting-room space that customers will be able to book in advance to try on collections together.
The room is designed for group visits, with complimentary refreshments forming part of the experience. The wider store will also host a year-round programme of events and activations.
Harrogate provides the retailer with a well-established shopping and tourism destination, while the James Street position gives the store visibility close to the railway station. The town has direct rail connections with London, Leeds, York and Edinburgh.
“We’ve wanted a store in Harrogate for such a long time‚ it’s taken us over three years to find the perfect spot, so it’s long overdue, and celebrating our 10th anniversary this year makes the moment even more special. Harrogate is a real gem, and it feels only right that this becomes our permanent home in the North. So many of our community already live nearby, and we know the town has so much to offer those who’ll travel that little bit further to find us too. The store will bring the very best of our product and experience, and we simply cannot wait to welcome our northern community through the doors.”
Jo Tutchener Sharp OBE Founder & CEO, Scamp & Dude
Building The Physical Store Network
The Harrogate location will join Scamp & Dude’s stores in Marlow, Battersea Power Station and Brighton.
The retailer’s earlier physical expansion has also included a store at Cambridge’s Grand Arcade, announced in 2024 as part of the brand’s development of community-focused physical locations.
Scamp & Dude says Alison Hammond, Kate Lawler and Davina McCall are among the celebrity fans of the brand.
Founded by Jo Tutchener Sharp in 2016, Scamp & Dude is a certified B Corp and combines its fashion business with a programme of charitable giving. The company says it has now made more than £4.4 million in cash and product donations.
Its Super Scarf Mission operates on a one-for-one model, with a scarf donated to a woman starting chemotherapy for every qualifying scarf purchased. More than 93,000 Super Scarves have been donated to date.
The business has also donated more than 10,000 Superhero Sleep Buddies to children who have lost a parent or are seriously ill themselves.
The Harrogate store is scheduled to open at 2-3 James Street in October 2026.
Terry Clark is the Publisher and Content Director of 365 Retail, with more than a decade of experience covering retail design, technology innovations, store openings and the wider retail industry. He also works closely with leading retailers, suppliers, agencies, events and industry awards across the UK.
