The stores say 250 women alleging sexual misconduct against the late billionaire have come forward since the BBC documentary.

Bianca Gascoigne, 37, the model and reality TV personality, has opened up about an alleged "horrific" sexual assault experience with ex-Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed in an interview with Sky News.

Yet twice she found herself trapped in a room above the luxury Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, central London, as the club’s billionaire owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, tried to “forcefully” kiss her, made her sit on his knee while he stroked her, then groped her when she tried to get out.

LONDON (AP) — The former captain of Fulham's women's team, Ronnie Gibbons, says she was sexually assaulted on two occasions by the late Mohamed Al Fayed when he owned the club.

The store says the women alleging sexual misconduct against Mohamed Al Fayed came forward after a BBC documentary aired.

Upmarket London department store Harrods on Tuesday said it was in discussions with more than 250 women to settle claims of sexual misconduct by former owner Mohamed Al-Fayed.

The late Egyptian billionaire has been accused of sexually harassing several women, including British model Bianca Gascoigne.

Harrods is in the process of handling over 250 compensation claims from women who allege inappropriate sexual behavior by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed, the luxury store confirmed to the BBC, according to Digi24.