I Shop, Therefore I Am by Mary Portas

I Shop, Therefore I Am by Mary Portas

From legend of the high street Mary Portas comes a no-holds-barred account about her time as the window dresser and creative director for Harvey Nichols that is full of juicy anecdotes from the fashion world and '90s nostalgia

Mary is my hero -- SCARLETT CURTIS
Portas writes with wit and verve * * Independent * *
Britain's "Queen of Shops" takes us back three decades to her time stalking the floor at Harvey Nichols, at the height of its Ab Fab-inspired cachet * * Guardian * *

Mary Portas is a businesswoman, broadcaster, author and activist. She has published four books: Windows: The Art of Retail Display, Shop Girl, Work Like A Woman and Rebuild. At age 32 she became a board member at Harvey Nichols before founding her own retail consultancy. Mary has since worked with some of the biggest names in global retail. Her BBC series Mary Queen of Shops premiered in 2007 and she has presented on television and radio ever since. In 2009, she partnered with Save The Children to reinvent charity shops. She also conducted a review of the future for high streets for the British government in 2011. As co-chair of the Better Business Act, Mary heads a coalition of businesses calling for a change in the law to ensure UK companies align their interests with those of wider society and the environment. In 2024 she was awarded an OBE for her services to business, broadcasting and charity.

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ISBN 13	9781837264414
ISBN 10	1837264414
Title	I Shop, Therefore I Am
Author	Mary Portas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2025-10-02
Number of pages	336
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