From Home Business To Major Lingerie Outlet In Just Four Years

15 June 2010

A business started just four years trading on an auction website, has today blossomed into one of the UK’s leading outlets for ladies lingerie, proving that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the UK.

Following sales of everything from metal detectors to toys for boys, Richard and Jacqui Lowe-Jackson acquired some of the massive stock being auctioned off by a major retail warehouse, and Just Bras was born. Initially working fro, home, the new venture soon started to take over their house and so storage space was acquired at Bizspace’s Spotland Bridge business centre in Rochdale.

“However, whilst initial sales were purely over the internet, we could see that there was a massive opportunity for expansion by opening a retail shop within the centre,” comments Jacqui Lowe-Jackson, “And from initially just opening one day a week, the shop is now open six days a week.

“The shop was originally used as a hair and beauty salon, so we decided to add the beauty treatment side of that business to ours. We’ve also recently branched even further with a range of corsets, which we’ve designed in-house and have manufacturer here in the UK. In addition, we’ve also introduced a ‘tailoring service’ where customers can buy a branded bra that has been tailored to their exact needs.”