A couple of months ago I bought a shop mannequin on eBay to make photographing clothing easier without the need to hire models at £20k a day. He had been described as ‘well-used’ but he was in serious need of repair (with car filler) and painting.
We christened him ‘Ivan’ as Bev in the office reckoned [...]
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I am thrilled to announce that we are opening up an outlet store for Extra Large Clothing. Why? We are an online retailer so surely a bricks and mortar store is a backward step?
Why a Bricks and Mortar Store?
I have battled with myself over this conumdrum for several months. My Dad, who I share premises [...]
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I’m reading a biography about Martha Stewart at the moment (’Being Martha‘ by Lloyd Allen) – most Americans seem to have a love-hate relationship with her, but if you look at what she did in the early days of her catering company in the ’80s it was pretty revolutionary. Vicky Sloat, one of her assistants [...]
If you have a certain tenacity (which comes with the territory of being a mum: getting your child into the school you want, negotiating with health visitors, nurses and GPs, finding out of school activities, getting child tax credits (!)) then my guess is you have the tenacity to get yourself to an interview and start date!
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