Retail expert, broadcaster and consumer champion Mary Portas is to bring her vision for the future of the high street to the Spring Fair. Speaking in conversation with Ashley Armstrong, Retail Editor at daily national newspaper ‘The Times’, Mary will discuss how businesses, particularly those on the high street, must …
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Retail consultant Portas is taking the helm of her first series on BBC Radio 4 this Autumn. The broadcaster said: ‘Examining style and design in what we wear and how we live, this programme looks at the expression of style in areas such as clothing, architecture and interiors, whilst delving …
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Broadcaster and retail consultant Mary Portas will speak at Autumn Fair 2019, which runs from September 1 to September 4 at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. Show organiser ITE Group said: ‘As part of a live Q&A session, Mary will talk about how retailers should be creating communities out of their …
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Mary Portas looked back at some of last year’s biggest shopping hits and surprises in the Channel 4 documentary ‘What Britain Bought in 2018’, which aired on January 2. In the show, the retail consultant presented a study of the stand-out products and trends over the last 12 months. Veganism …
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Jamie Oliver, Mary Portas and ‘The Great British Bake Off’ team are some of the stars of Channel 4’s Christmas programming schedule. In an hour-long special entitled ‘Jamie’s Quick & Easy Christmas’, the celebrity chef will apply his ‘quick and easy’ cooking principles to the festive season. The broadcaster said: …
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TV and radio presenter Fearne Cotton will host a new interior design competition show coming soon to BBC. ‘Project Interiors’ will be judged by former editor-in-chief of ELLE Decoration magazine Michelle Ogundehin, who will enlist the help of celebrities Mary Portas, Jade Jagger and Matthew Williamson as specialist guest judges. …
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Mary Portas looked back at some of last year’s biggest shopping trends in the Channel 4 documentary ‘What Britain Bought in 2017’, which aired on December 28. In the show, the retail consultant presented a review of the stand-out products on the nation’s £7.5 billion a week shopping list, from …
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Retail expert Mary Portas returns to Channel 4 this week for her annual review of the nation’s retail spending habits over the past 12 months. Her one-hour documentary, entitled ‘What Britain Bought in 2017’, airs on Thursday (December 28) at 9pm on Channel 4 and is described by the broadcaster as ‘an …
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