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Mary Portas to open BRC summer school to push community engagement

Retail consultant and broadcaster Mary Portas is set to launch a development programme for leaders in the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to urge the adoption of community engagement within the sector. Set to open in June, the BRC Leaders Summer School will focus on the divisive nature of retail, namely the contrast between companies competing...

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Mary Portas backs petition attempting to block Shein’s UK IPO

Retail expert Mary Portas has backed a newly launched petition calling on the UK government to block Shein’s controversial IPO filing on the London Stock Exchange. Sharing a link to the petition in her Instagram story, Portas joins a growing number of fashion and retail businesses, figures and experts in expressing concern over the possibility...

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Samuel Ross and Mary Portas recognised in King’s New Year’s Honours List

Retail consultant and broadcaster Mary Portas, British designer Samuel Ross, and beauty entrepreneur Tajinder Banwait are among the fashion and beauty names recognised in King Charles’ 2024 New Year’s Honours List. Portas, dubbed as the ‘Queen of Shops,’ who spearheaded a report to save the British high street, has been awarded an OBE for...

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Cost-of-living crisis to have more impact than Covid-19 pandemic

Curated marketplace Ankorstore reveals that 92 percent of retailers think the British high street is struggling to cope with increasing pressures as the cost-of-living crisis hits retailers hard. The new research from Ankorstore’s first Summer Retail Trend Report, supported by British retail champion Mary Portas, reveals that 74 percent of...

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Mary Portas partners with Ankorstore to “breathe life” back into UK high streets

Retail expert and broadcaster Mary Portas and business-to-business marketplace Ankorstore have announced a partnership to revitalise the UK independent retail scene following the damaging effects of the pandemic. Portas, who was recently announced as the co-chair of the Better Business Act (BBA) campaign, will collaborate with Ankorstore on a...

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Teatum Jones launches ‘Zero Waste’ initiative with Liberty fabrics

London-based Teatum Jones, which showcased at Copenhagen Fashion Week as part of the Zalando Sustainability Awardshowcase, unveiled its Re-Love | Global Womanhood 2022 collection featuring archival stock, “imperfect and forgotten” Liberty fabrics and damaged tailoring fabrics from British woollen mills. “As per our Pillar #6 ‘A Slower Approach...

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Government urged to adopt Shop Out to Help Out scheme to save high street

Last August the UK government launched the initiative Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in a bid drive traffic to cafes and restaurants during local lockdown. This year campaigners are calling for a similar proposal to save the ailing high street, with a scheme called Shop Out to Help Out. The campaign group Save The Street, backed by notable industry...

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Pride pop-up store opens in Seven Dials in partnership with Mary Portas

A Pride pop-up store has opened at 53a Neal Street in Seven Dials in conjunction with Pride in London 2019. The creative agency of Mary Portas, star of the BBC2 show Mary Queen of Shops, curated the store in partnership with Pride in London. The space has a ‘street party’ theme and acts as both a traditional shop, as well as a space for the...