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Event 39

Saturday 8th November 2025 | 10.00 am

Event 39 | Mary Portas | I Shop Therefore I Am

£16.00

Mary Portas – I Shop Therefore I Am – The 90s, Harvey Nicks – and Me

It’s the 1990s and Mary Portas has been brought in to revitalise the department store Harvey Nichols. With two babies at home, a sceptical, all-male senior management team to impress and the pressure on to bring in new brands and customers, Mary would need to roll up her sleeves like never before to prove she was the woman for the job. Told with her trademark wit, grit and candour, Mary takes us behind the shop window – to the people who kept the show on the road and the early lessons that have shaped her career.

in conversation with Mary Moore

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When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 10.00 am
Where: Electric Palace

Description

Mary Portas is one of the UK’s most high-profile and innovative businesswomen. After making her name transforming Harvey Nichols into a global fashion destination, Mary launched Portas, her own creative company, with the mission to transform businesses into brands, places and spaces people want in their lives. Today her team work with clients ranging from Mercedes to Sainsbury’s. She has been a regular on our TV screens, advised the government on the future of high streets and developed a fashion label. Her proudest achievement to date is the creation of twenty-six Mary’s Living & Giving shops for Save the Children. She is the author of Shop Girl, Work Like a Woman and Rebuild: how to thrive in the new Kindness Economy.

Mary Moore

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