The QT

Monday 20 May 2024
20/05/2024

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Shape of things to come

A new North East startup is aiming to revolutionise the way clothes are bought online while drastically reducing the amount of returns that currently inundate the sector. With the rise in returns reflecting badly on the balance books of some of fashion’s biggest names, one Seaham entrepreneur has come up with the makings of a …

The enduring wonder of Woolies

Boxing Day, 2008. Cool and blustery, it was a typical winter’s afternoon on Whitley Bay promenade, ideal for a festive stroll. Turning into Whitley Road, however, all was far from typical. In a cacophony of red, yellow and turquoise, a shop window was proclaiming its “Last 4 Days!” If a CD, babygrow or Christmas tree …

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