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Scottish Design Exchange The Retail Revolution Starts Here

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Foreword by the chairman of the Scottish Design Exchange A new model at a time of Retail decline. The Scottish Design Exchange (SDX) works. Created in Scotland, it is a new retail model that gives shoppers a reason to come back to the high street and hard working artists, designers and craftspeople 100% of their sales proceeds. You don’t find that in any Gallery. Or in any retail outlet.

Each artist/designer pays a nominal rent for a display space. That rent pays for staff, marketing and upkeep while the artists retain 100% of their profits. It works for all of us.

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Created in Scotland, it is a retail powerhouse that gives hard-working artists, designers and craftspeople 100% of their sale proceeds.

Our operational structure, in which every member of staff earns a living wage and is critically involved in the development and implementation of the business plan, benefits everyone. SDX embodies the spirit and purpose of a Community Interest Company (CIC).

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orking from home is fine but, it can be very isolating. Now, I was connected to the SDX staff, to other artists and of course, to customers. That was a fantastic boost to my morale and business. SDX is so different from anywhere else I know. It has an amazing array of original artwork and designs and has a feel-good effect – you get to see, test, touch, feel and wear. You cannot beat that.

than 300 Scottish-based artists and designers, Lynzi has built a winning model that can and should be emulated in towns and cities throughout the country.

Pam Kelly

Lampshade Design Studio

The retail experience that makes a difference to people’s lives and boosts the Scottish economy.

Among those who benefit most, are shoppers who are given a new and worthwhile reason to revisit the high street, which has been battered and demoralised in recent years by structural decline and, more recently, by the coronavirus pandemic. The sustainability, adaptability and growth of SDX is tribute to the remarkable vision, experience and ‘do-ability’ of its social entrepreneur founder, Lynzi Leroy. With two large stores in prime locations in Edinburgh and Glasgow and an online shop, showcasing the work of more

Because we’re non-profit, every penny spent at SDX goes directly to those creators working across the length and breadth of Scotland in living rooms and kitchens, some in small and shared studio spaces. They want to create; we want them to earn a good living for their creativity; and customers want to buy something that’s original and of excellent quality. It’s that simple. We make sure the lion’s share goes to those who produce. It’s a model that’s caught the imagination of artists, shoppers, economists and the media. There is a future for the high street and it starts at SDX.

Gill Carrie

Chair of Scottish Design Exchange (CIC) Board

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Re-imagining the Retail Industry The high street is in decline because it has failed its customers who can buy the same branded products cheaper and more conveniently online. Something needs to change and, at Scottish Design Exchange, we believe we have the answer. Lynzi Leroy

Chief Executive of SDX

ight years ago, the then Prime Minister David Cameron craftspeople. Our outlets in George Street, Edinburgh and Buchanan launched a review of the future of the UK high street. There Galleries, in Glasgow, are run as a not-for-profit social enterprise and, was some scepticism his initiative would work, particularly having proved the business model a success, we now want to take the when he appointed as its head, not an experienced economist idea further, providing more high street and town centre space for or a weighty civil servant, but a popular TV presenter. people with traditional skills to sell their services across the rest of A series of recommendations by Mary Portas – Mary Queen of Scotland and the UK Shops to her followers – was subsequently implemented, establishing With more and more shops lying empty, especially in some of our 27 ‘Portas Pilots’ and more than 300 Town Team Partners to test smaller towns, why not provide the same opportunity to small growers, different approaches to revitalising the high street. craftspeople, clothes makers, up-cyclers, farmers, skincare and soap A survey five years later of 12 pilot towns - each of which was producers? awarded part of a £1.2m regeneration fund - found that around 1,000 We may not return to the days of the butcher, the baker and the shops had disappeared; one shop lost every 22 days. candlestick maker but, we can revitalise forlorn streets with colour, In the past year, we’ve seen the collapse of long-standing and trusted vibrancy and unique experiences and products. high street retailers like Jessops, Mothercare, Not only will this bring people back in numbers, it Clinton’s and Watt Brothers, while familiar will help rebalance our economy, selling original, names like TM Lewin, LK Bennet, Kath Kidston high quality items, made by small, independent have entered administration. producers that shoppers can’t find anywhere else. Our high streets are broken. You only need to We believe consumers will come to shops where walk through some of Scotland’s skeletal town they can find lots of new, interesting and tasty things and city centres to see that something has to eat and drink, sold by local, craft producers who We can revitalise forlorn could let them sample their products and explain gone badly wrong. Online shopping has created a problem for town and city centres with how they’re made. Imagine a superstore fill by these traditional retail which is not going away. products. colour, vibrancy and unique These ideas are not new or revolutionary. They work Shoppers have less need for corporate chains, selling items they can buy cheaper and in in other countries like France and Spain that have experiences. greater variety online and have delivered to a tradition of local markets, where most people their homes. do their shopping. We already have Christmas and The coronavirus lockdown has only served to farmers’ markets which are hugely popular. I want reinforce that trend, yet shops persist with the same model. Identical to tap into that demand and make these products and services more brands appear on every high street and shopping mall, so whether accessible all year round – on the high street. you’re in York, Brighton, Edinburgh or Burnley, the retail landscape has a Some English town centres have already been rejuvenated by dreary familiarity about it. national and local government support for independent retailers, But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this beautiful and varied country, promoiting culture and leisure with smart, niche outlets selling bespoke we have so much more to offer, from arts to food, history and culture products and with a focus artisan producers of food and drink. to business and scientific innovation. It was a realisation that those The SDX model can help solve some of the problems of a high street resources weren’t being used to the full to benefit consumers, which in decline. We know that to be true because we’ve seen it work in our prompted me to launch the Scottish Design Exchange in 2015. outlets over the past five years. All we need now is a wider official recognition it can succeed and the political will to support us. Since then SDX has turned over almost £3million for its artists and

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he Scottish Design Exchange is really important, because it’s doing something that, until now, hasn’t been tried. It’s putting work by people that is of good quality but small production, into a place where everybody can see it. That’s always been quite difficult. Not everyone will go into a gallery but everybody thinks that shops are for them and so they will go into the Design Exchange and they will see really good quality stuff.

Ian Henderson

Ceramicist and potter

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ome of Scotland’s most talented and original photographers choose to sell their work through the SDX. Our clients include the hugely talented Kersten Howard, whose stunning landscapes are developed and styled at her home studio on the banks of Loch Lomond and Glasgow-based Stuart Brown, who captures iconic cityscapes from a new perspective, including classic buildings, much loved venues and a few hidden gems. As well as being a photographer, Louise Blamire (pictured below) is also an artist, potter, seamstress, mother-of-three and a senior rugby internationalist. Hailing from the Borders, where girls were encouraged to take-on traditional female roles Louise, like many of her contemporaries, railed against such stereotypical expectations and look at where she is now.

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reater Good Wood is a social enterprise that supports the local community and charities across Scotland. We would not be in the position we are just now expanding for the second time in just 18 months - without the early and continued support from the Scottish Design Exchange. As well as the incredible terms they offer as stockists, the staff and the wider SDX community have provided invaluable advice that has allowed Greater Good Wood to reach many more customers and to provide support to more charities than we thought possible at this stage. SDX is an organisation to be celebrated and treasured. John Owen

Greater Good Wood

Ceramicists

hen we close our eyes, we see houses filled with beautiful ceramic things. Small dishes that can hold no more than a pocketful of change; beautiful plates meant to be delicately leant against the

ne of our proudest achievements at SDX is that we have created a genuinely democratic space for original art, where artists of all ages and backgrounds are given the opportunity to display their work for sale. With us, buyers can view and purchase works by some of Scotland’s best established and up-andcoming artists in an informal environment, without the social and cost pressures often associated with buying from galleries. We are delighted to display for sale a variety of original and ground breaking work by artists, including Erik Petrie, a Scottish painter with a smile as wide as the Firth of Forth and enough energy to power the lights

back of a bookshelf, rather than eaten upon; cubist-inspired vases with space enough for a single flower. These are things we want. Like many cultural comebacks - such as poetry, house plants and 1990s fashion - it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why our love affair with this particular branch of home decor is booming. There’s our love of nostalgia, of course. Then

on the Queensferry Crossing. A graduate of Edinburgh School of Art, Erik has found his destiny as a prolific artist, whose works include a visual imagining of Shostakovich’s Revolution Symphony in paint. Liana Moran, a past winner of the Derwent Art Prize, in contrast, offers large, architectural landscape drawings inspired by Scotland’s city environ-

there’s our rediscovery of heritage brands – the current vogue for 19th Century Portuguese ceramics company Bordallo Pinheiro is testament to that. But perhaps it’s also down to our hyper-connected lives that we’re cultivating an appreciation of craftmanship. Away from the 24hour news cycle and rolling social

ments, exemplified by her iconic drawing of the Forth Bridge. For a more modern take, Stephen O’Neil draws on our cities’ wealth of architecture for his main inspiration, while Kris McKinnon, an expressive artist from Lanarkshire, draws on a range of popular influences, from the world of music and film, including from the recent Oscar winning movie, The Joker (left).

media updates, there’s something profoundly soothing about poring over coloured clay pots at the weekend. Not only does it connect us to human creativity, it makes us feel at home. There are few better antidotes to modern technology, it seems, than sprinkling our living space with a few one-of-a-kind-pieces.

Homeware and Furniture

ur fabulous range of homeware includes everything from coasters and candles to wall and table clocks and hand-carved pizza serving boards. Sarah Cox’s

quirky, animal-inspired products include screen printed tea towels, cushion covers and other household items, with drawings of her beloved whippets. Sarah describes her work, such as her Highland Cattle clock (pictured right) as ‘hu-

morous, silly, daft, fun, whimsical’. She says: ‘when people see my work, they tend to have an immediate reaction to it, one way or another!’ All our products are original, crafted in Scotland with locally sourced materials.

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Jewellery At SDX, you will discover beautiful, hand-crafted Scottish Jewellery in a range of styles, made from lots of quality local materials. From Jay Frazer’s statement, marine-inspired ear-rings, in a turquoise blue textured glaze, reminiscent of the sea, to Edith Weber’s hammeredat-home, Sterling Silver open-link, leaf necklaces and earrings, there’s some-

thing to suit every taste and budget. Lisa Crockard’s linear, oxidised silver and gold Keum Boo square drop ear-rings, are handmade with silver sheet that’s been reticulated to give them their unusual stone-like texture. A 24-carat gold foil is applied in an ancient Korean technique, where the ‘attached gold’ is fused to the surface of the silver

Textile designers

with pressure and heat and they are then submerged in an oxidising solution to darken the silver. For something traditionally Scottish, BU Jewellery’s Wee Harris pendants and brooches are cast and hand finished in solid Sterling Silver, in Glasgow and then transported to Edinburgh to be hallmarked in the Assay Office before they come to you finished and beautifully packaged.

Glass design

COTLAND has an abundance of sand, kelp and coal, the three essentials for glass-making. The industry dates back to the 17th Century, when glass-making was a nomadic craft, pursued by individual artists working on their own in a small way. The tradition is being maintained by SDX through our talented group of glass designers. There are few types of glass which have not been either imitated or improved in Scotland - and several that may truly be regarded as of native origin. The standard of achievement, as with most products of man’s hand and mind, has varied from the mundane and the prosaic to inspired heights of artistry. The work of our class designers can be extraordinarily fine, and there can be little doubt that the variety in quality and in type of glassware has a special appeal for collectors that has played a very substantial part in creating and sustaining the worldwide interest in Scottish glass today. Catherine Lowe’s glass jewellery, inspired by her Hebridean heritage is both beautiful and intricately designed, reflecting the hand and eye of a master craftswoman. Ann Aitchison’s playful, fused glass creations (pictured) reflect her background working with stained glass.

t’s no secret that Scotland has a rich textiles history. From Paisley being the global hub of the huge paisley shawl industry in the 19th Century, to the Isle of Harris’s world renowned signature tweed; from the Highlands supplying the finest wool and cashmere to the international industry, and the Borders hosting the cream of the crop in dyeing and finishing factories. Instead of

heralding tartan as the only notable thing to come out of Scotland, we’re working to reinvigorate these lost and often forgotten crafts.

Accessory designers

ere in Scotland, we have a glorious fashion industry championing the finest indigenous natural materials, which made its stamp on the global scene years ago. Scots are renowned for exhibiting complete mastery of craft, which is demonstrated in the quality of the wide range of fashion accessory products on sale at the SDX. While we will always celebrate the kilt, there’s much more to Scotland than just tartan. This creative and industrious land is home to some exceptional designers and we’re delighted to be able to attract so many of them. With a wealth of design talent on show in our stores and in our online shop, there’s ample opportunity to pick up an inspired gift for your nearest and dearest, and yes, even that ridiculously fussy family member. Makers, producers and designers abound, so there’s even more reason to shop with us, support-

ing and championing homegrown talent. Island Nation is a design studio, founded by Glasgow School of Art graduate, Kirsty Lamont. It creates unique, design-led accessories and fashion for the conscious buyer. Every product has been designed with quality, durability, and style in mind and with Island Nation’s unique design aesthetic. At its

studio, a huge effort is made to reduce, recycle, reuse, and wherever possible, to offset its carbon footprint and give something back to the environment. When you purchase anything by Island Nation at SDX, you can be sure your product was hand-crafted here in the Scotland and that only natural or recycled materials have been used. Meanwhile, if you think Harris Tweed is simply for bonnets and kilt jackets, you’ll think again after seeing Bowzo’s funky range of Harris Tweed accessories. It crafts everything from ties, waistcoats, belts, dog collars, bandanas, ties, seatbelts, harnesses and even face coverings, all made from Scotland’s most iconic material. High quality Harris Tweed fabric is soft, flexible and breathable. It is also hypoallergenic, ideal for people with sensitive skin.

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ach of the staff at SDX has been brilliant - guiding me on what is most and least likely to sell and how best to display my products. Because they care about the artists and want us to do well, they use their eyes and ears on a daily basis – they know what customers are most drawn to and hear what they say. That is such a bonus. 9 Emma Westwater

Graphic Designer

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‘Lynzi said “don’t over think it...just get your work in”. I did and it’s the best decision I ever made.’

or much of her life, she learned at the feet of her late father, the renowned ceramic artist, Dave Cohen. Following his sad passing in 2018, aged 85, daughter Esther Cohen has now assumed the reins of his working studio and pottery showroom in North Berwick, where she’s carving an enviable reputation as a talented and successful artist in her own right. After giving up her job as a lecturer Esther, who lives in Leith, is now a full-time, professional artist, taking commissions for her distinctive, Edinburgh skylines from buyers across the UK and internationally and her prints and ceramics are sold all over the world. The turning point for her came when she began to show her work at SDX launch outlet at Ocean Terminal, Leith and later at its showroom at Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow. Esther, 54, said: ‘I’d worked in further education for 10 years and had got to the stage where I felt I needed to do my own work. ‘One of my students suggested I go to SDX because she’d heard it was a great way to reach a wider audience. ‘I was sceptical at first because I didn’t think I had a good enough body of work that I was ready to put before the public. It was just before Christmas, when I went to speak to Lynzi and she said, “don’t overthink it, just get your work in

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It doesn’t have to be a large, dramatic piece. If the quality is good, then people will respond...

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here”. I did and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. ‘I’ve always believed it’s the quality of the image that sells. It doesn’t have to be a large, dramatic piece; if the quality is good enough then people will respond.’ Esther’s American-born father arrived in Scotland in 1958 after serving in the US Navy, aboard the destroyer USS Hale. A welder by trade, he enrolled at Edinburgh College of Art to study and later returned to the US for his post-diploma at Scripps College in California, with his Scottish wife, Frances. Describing himself as ‘American by birth, Scottish by choice’ Dave and Frances returned to Scotland where he taught ceramics at his Edinburgh alma mater and, in 1975 the family moved to North Berwick where they established their home, art studios and gallery. In 1986 he became Head of Ceramics at the Glasgow School of Art, before his retirement in 1991. Esther, who graduated from The Glasgow School of Art with a BA in Fine Art, before completing her Masters’ degree at Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, said: ‘I learned everything I know from my father. He helped me tremendously. He worked in clay all his life.’

ver since our beginnings in Leith two years ago, Bare Branding’s ethos has always been to encourage artists as is reflected by our motto: ‘Making the Makers’. During this time, we have forged a close link with SDX, helping artists to produce their own printed products. As a fellow Community Interest Company (CIC) with similar values, we appreciate how important SDX is for artists in providing them with affordable retail space in which to showcase their work.

Noel Spencer

Founder of Bare Branding

Esther Cohen Tantallon Studios

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‘It was only when I met Lynzi and had it explained to me that I found out there was a whole new ethos.’

ost people can only dream of turning their hobby into a lucrative business, but Edinburgh College of Art graduate Cherith Harrison has given up her job with her sights set on becoming the new Shirley MacArthur. In the past three years, Cherith has seen sales of her animal-inspired art rise dramatically, and she is now selling in the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. With her art printed on tote bags, notebooks, cards, mugs, aprons and tea towels she has created an inspiring range of gifts, using intricate illustrations of popular wildlife, which are among the top sellers at SDX retail outlets and in its online store. Cherith’s passion for wildlife dates to when, as a seven-year-old, she rescued a wild baby rabbit. ‘As far back as I can remember, I wanted to draw. I’ve always loved creating and making things. It seems to me the most instinctive of all human pursuits and here am I doing it for a living.’ Born and raised in Peebles, Cherith’s journey started at college and, after graduating with an honours degree in

graphic design in 2005, she secured a job at design agency. Away from work, she spent time at Edinburgh Printmakers where she honed her screen-printing skills and began turning her designs into saleable items. In 2010, she took a stall at Edinburgh’s West End Craft and Design Fair, which runs for the duration of the Festival, and used her entire holiday quota for the rest of the year to staff it. The turning-point came when she started selling at SDX. She said: ‘It was only when I met Lynzi and had it explained to me that I found out that here was a wholly new ethos. ‘For a nominal rent, you get a display stand and staff to sell and organise your products. Best of all, you get all the sales revenue paid into your bank account. For an artist that is heaven sent – especially when you want to test the market.’ She added: ‘The arts is a growing phenomenon in Scotland and I would love to see a re-focusing of expressive arts in the school curriculum - developing creativity and skills.’

Cherith Harrison

Cherith Harrison Gifts and Homeware

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o many organisations have promised support and not delivered. SDX is totally different. They promised and they delivered. We have been given a professional sales platform in brilliant retail environments and sales are beyond our wildest expectations. Thank you so, so much on behalf of the many women who have, and will, benefit from the opportunity you have given us. Sylvia Douglas

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They beg of t d of that in mind, “A critical differentiator between good a n y employers. Mgood useWith Dubb rld” by ist s,business art wo independent and poor employers is the willingness to long, hard hours, often for low rates we re art cha lfrge d consultant of the ( o n l y h aworked ing Heffeman of invest in their staff as an asset. This involves of X pay that included rent-free, poor-quality, toDrbe Nollaig SD n rates shared her tips for Leroy g ) , missioanor 300cottages as part of their terms of more, of choice and providing or paying for skills training, not becoming com j o k i n y ha s tied t employer per censtaff the ir .employment. Many were attracted to farm 40 begrudging time off to do the training and improving and retention cu rre ntl der ingrecruitment in its fold g a ren sur o b i g and Horticulture t artists are makin ensuring a supportive environment that has work by those tied houses because it was at an AHDB (Agriculture y t an d thetheir only way of providing a roof over d e n t i lab els iDevelopment Some a tolerance for trial and error in the initial often Board) event m art for s, in Lanarkshire ers bra nd living fro e, oth craft fair learning phases.” their family. earlier andmonth. tim ts this ati on fir st in marke Farming is unique because so many workforce Based Ireland, Drell Hefferman has catinch. g ins pir t Times a r y change and the farmlon Sh e slogs a hidden fin din d s o l ihas me r in red people have grown up with it, and have dwindled to a fraction of what it once spent many theoffield of leadership a foryears b e y o n life or ma jorlan dsc ape and, who fea ver , Ler oy, artist” tired was. terms specified workplace psychology ween and says the best gathered a huge volume of experience Fo rBetterdemployment Ho we byand and “failed stu dio Cochrane ces s.the und betelitist Donal Agricultural Board, businesses who are self-aware, before they even became an adult. 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An am other 15 kers. need ic to do. country agalooking at the in Scotland Dr Hefferman explained: “Some sure they can do what them 0 art an mselves oy throu in.” ists selyou gh the Du and thed l theperson farmers/managers cannde haver aLyn lackziofLer Ocean When you carry the wrong sto Don’t re’s Ed ir workyou are centrendee, Aberd Fou Ter inb IS: een mi s tolerance, people to quickly get to TH rewardingna them disempowering other urgh ou ago. Bo l, whand TURE expecting new loc in Glasgow areand other sho PIC ichare th sto employ t atjob open their level, not so much with those without “Wteam members who doing a tle good ati res pping am on ed ha ong s for Excha five ve awa e hahave d a tur agricultural experience, but with those new and tono carry poor itinperformer.” for Glasg someone g lists. years differ nge, which the Scottish potential ver De ha ow tar ent staff who do have that background. If they right rateget ofof pay for each job sig s in the comfor Paying its firs purpose formats with 15 staff. Stores n tabis mijob and then year an £1 llioroles lyimportant. don’t pick things up quickly, the manager the hit tha t Evaluating n in Desig role might more in d we saito changecant,” can be frustrated, but if the employee “Our naEx business help set appropriate pay on the high str help addre of a social d Sco do it ttish ss foundthe most pothat doesn’t “get it”, it usually isn’t their fault, reflect tasks, responsibilities “I definitely eet, Ms Leroy the malaise er Ly £40,000scales pular nzi Le the hig think tenantrequired sugges yourself at ou it’s poor management, not explaining, or and language individual h . sold almofroy year r Glasgskills same in street is dyingone of the rea ted. ost we not being clear – not checking they ma andmembers of a ow team. sons every cit is becau king bet have many store alone las in Eu y,” she se it’s understood what was expected. According rope othHefferman, ween £10 to Dr t most These ers wh the areimportant o are is shops. We also has pre said. “Anywhthe ,000in “Really good leaders ask themselves satisfaction all peop factor anjob any d £3 le and different ’ve added tty much the ere 0,0 . recognition, keeps what they have done wrong when their of their o str som productswh same and we uggled 00which Ms Le achievement hig ’re bringething a bit beforeThe to sel people motivated. cause employee makes a mistake. If an employee said bo experien roy l of jobh street, . leading th dissatisfaction lack of role clarity, notan individu so people are ing artists int can’t do the job, the employer is to blame, a “bump stoisres “The runced had Artists al product.” getting mo o what is needed or expected. “If the employee won’t do the job, the -upunderstanding to Chris er” Ch per re of typ ris iod tm ica thr lly sel and weAn interesting tm ough sheas. gave her audience employee is to blame. trade com saw a sig as istip our bu charging weekend cra l their work was that when employees leave, the sie “Good employees don’t just happen, they pa nifi st year,” she red with cant up this dif commission ft fares or gal liftan employer the should out are created by good employers.” inexit interview ficult an samcarry leries , and ha Artists added e tim . prepared unafford d e last for an awkward She went on: “Farmers often suffer pay and fromfrom a nobe able, Ms sometimes ve found mina and for criticism, £4are adding“W that the need to always be doing, to feel 0 for aconversation, Leroy sai ha spathey nthly ren shelf, up l mo indoors,”t we’ve done d. This payknowledge will help the employer develop. actively farming, but management isce. about is broug upkee she s for sta to £180 for t, days a p week anadded. “We’r ht that retainingat the stores ff, marketin a wall be e d op , wi at g we en seven ho ’re Ms Le 100% of the th the artists and We don’tme making wh staffed. Artist benefitinroy said the ir profits. sold an charge a com ile we’re sel s can ethical g from a gro business was there tod, as a social mission on ling. buying, wi Lynzi Le enterp shopping the envirng focus on rise, we items artists. try to make of the roy, founder onment eve ’re not “Peop locally. Scottish their buWe want to hel ry penny fro and only Desig “The siness an mass-p le seem less p m the Sco m inc rod build up the said n Exchange d have tland’s butter,” y see us as bei 49 becaus uced items lined to bu , the £11. y e While economy.” an impact on assista said Ms Leroyng their bread had co enterprise P+P making they can’t be from chain sto nt +£2.00 mfortab the firs a lot of small cer them an res in Kazak at Shell wh , a former exe and its firs t few yea business environm throu d at wh tain who’s o wo t-year ly hit cut hst Sco rs, Ms ttish es fai target at ent and “It’s reg an and Ru rked on pro ive peop gh the site. “W global pocost to the ssia. particulaDesign Excha Leroy said l in le jects e’r to the go on ular incom verty,” touristswho come int e noticing a artists rly proud tha nge was said Ms their bu and do other e that allows ha buy som who go back o the shop are lot of years an d been with t about 40% s of – and feesiness stocki things; to grothem of its the busin d were seen,” ething from home and wa hundred benefit ng other w e lin Ms ver g sav ess tha fin KALYEENA MAKORTOFF y succes pla ancial 37 A LIVI through Leroy said.the artists the nt to could d you will sful. for five supportt they’ve got tha ces y’v “So the the onlin Sin ices.Youyou do an documeNGSTON-BA beh bu pr t ce y come e y gifts.” By y ye e shop if EDun last yea it launched ind them.” ottar. for tha INB dsUR OTSMAN and IT nt managem SED Wright its everSc Ms Le erty, it’s ROYAL Bank of Scotland t and to es EN ent business OM @THESC ratEV US, Au r, Ms Leroy sai online store wGH g a prop ever ything po acquired GLING Scottis roy also aim has SCOTSMAN.C ASGONEWS are expected to h from ne s to app resexecutives rt buying stralia and acr d buyers fro late hen buyin ources Paisley a family firm Comm W Chamber provid Design Excha www.e ly the m online oss Eu face a barrage directorof questions nt to sta ers din ** erc Flo bur from Sco rope we the w otes ghn scanningthat specialise in ats.co Tec president e swore in of including of bespoke nge model importa ht foot, which me Tri qu ew hn from shareholders over re lliu ttis olo ple a to mm h artists gies. 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