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STORE MANAGER'S DIARY: Maggie Porteous, John Lewis, Manchester

Many years ago, I was a manager in the children’s shoe department of John Lewis at Brent Cross. I was young and childless and couldn’t understand why we hadn’t trained our customers better! I was amazed that they all turned up to buy their children’s shoes and uniforms just hours before they had to go back to school.

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