TOPSY TURVEY HIGH STREET
Former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis said high street trading was “quite frightening” at the moment.
The Robert Dyas and Ryman stationery owner said trading was “totally erratic”, with “wild swings” in sales. “There’s no rhyme or reason,” he told the Mirror. His comments echo those from fashion chain Next this week.
It came as Strictly Come Dancing star Mollie King was unveiled as the new face of Boux Avenue, Paphitis’s sexy lingerie chain. Paphitis said he had turned down several requests to appear on the show. He said: “I am absolutely the worst dancer in the whole world.
“I’m like an orangutan with piles.”