Retail Guru Comes To Dorset

Mary Portas comes to Dorset

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Retail guru Mary Portas, best known for her BBC2 show ‘Mary Queen of Shops’ has put her name to a new range of masterclasses coming soon to The Bournemouth and Poole College.

The retail expert, known for being the ‘saviour’ of top London store Harvey Nichols, has been featured on television sharing her expertise with flagging retail stores. A recent episode featured ‘Cleall’s’ village store in Corfe Castle, where Ms Portas helped the owners turnaround their store from a down market mini-mart convenience shop into a successful chic country store, selling locally produced and sourced foods.

Retailers across Dorset will now be given the opportunity to benefit from the unique series of masterclasses aimed at independent retailers. The ‘Mary Portas Guide to Successful Retailing’ is being introduced across the UK through the National Skills Academy for Retail and will be available locally via the Retail Skillshop Dorset, managed by The Bournemouth and Poole College.

Launching the new programme Mary Portas said, “Retailing success comes from being brilliant at what you do. I believe that these new masterclasses will help you get there.”

The College will be hosting a number of the Mary Portas Masterclasses in July and August covering all aspects of retailing to help your business increase turnover and profit, improve quality, standards and service and enhance personal confidence.

Julie-Anne Houldey, Director of Marketing at The College added, “One of the things that is apparent from Mary Portas is that retail outlets of any size really need to understand their customers, know the market place, find unique selling points and have a passion for what they do. These new masterclasses will be a fantastic opportunity to help people achieve that, and give them a fighting chance in what is currently a highly volatile consumer market.”

For more information or to book your place please contact The RetailSkillshop Dorset by email retailskillshop@bpc.ac.uk