Mary Portas
Blogger at betterbusinessact.org
Creative Founder of @portasagency. Brand & Retail Expert, Broadcaster, Activist and Author of ‘Work like a Woman’ and ‘Rebuild’. Co-Chair of the @BetterBizAct.
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1 week ago |
thedrum.com | Mary Portas
It’s bloody tough out there for retail. We’re all feeling the weight. Even the luxury super brands who at times felt utterly invincible. It didn’t surprise me to read this week that UK retail spending growth slowed to its weakest pace this year, with the British Retail Consortium announcing that consumers had "put the brakes on spending."But as I always say - never waste a good crisis. I truly believe these moments of flux are the best time to create and innovate the next.
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May 21, 2024 |
l8r.it | Kara Loewentheil |Easkey Britton |Mary Portas |Yvette Cooper
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Feb 3, 2024 |
thetimes.co.uk | Mary Portas
My first memory of really understanding the power of fashion was back in the 1970s, staring at the TV watching Bowie and Bolan wearing lipstick, flares and all the rest. Those glam rock men were — and still are to some extent — my style heroes. Within weeks I was standing in Watford market begging my mum to buy me a pair of Oxford bags. Because, even aged 12, I had realised that what you wear has the power to say something about you and how you want the world to see you.
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Jan 27, 2024 |
telegraph.co.uk | Ruby Hinchliffe |Mary Portas
There are still bargains to be had. In Mary’s Living & Giving London Bridge shop an Armani coat was competitively priced at £50 Credit: Geoff Pugh For some, rummaging through charity shop rails is a fun hobby – the end goal being “the thrill of the find”, an affordable treasure hidden in a sea of bric-a-brac.
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