Mary Portas

Profile: Full name: Mary Portas Area of interest: Retail, branding, fashion Journals/Organisation: The Daily Telegraph Email: http://www.maryportas.com/contact Personal website: maryportas.com Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/mary-portas Blog: Representation: Networks: http://twitter.com/#!/maryportas | facebook.com/maryportas

Biography: About: One of the UK’s leading authorities on retail and branding Education: Career: Founding partner & creative director: Yellowdoor • As creative director of Harvey Nichols, repositioned the brand into a world-renowned store and restaurant group • Writes a weekly column in The Telegraph and presented BBC 2’s Mary Queen of Shops Current position/role: also writes/written for: Other roles/Main role: Other activities: Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: Broadcast media: New television series, Mary Portas: Secret Shopper is on Channel 4 in 2011 Video: Controversy/Criticism: Mary Portas show traded unfairly, says watchdog - 'Secret shopper' show went too far in claiming furniture chain had encouraged star to commit insurance fraud, rules Ofcom - The Guardian, 26th September 2011 "I bet David Cameron wishes he'd chosen me instead of Mary Portas" - Mary Portas has sparked controversy by suggesting capping the number of charity shops on high streets. In appointing her as a government adviser, David Cameron made the mistake of assuming she was a talker, not a doer - David Mitchell, The Observer, 30th October 2011 Awards/Honours: Scoops: Other:

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The Daily Telegraph: Column name: Shop! Remit/Info: Section: Role: Pen-name: Email: Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/mary-portas Commissioning editor: Day published: Regularity: Column format: Average length:

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