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Smiths City - needs to pull a rabbit out of its hat

Shoeshine: Thwarted by underinvestment, can it come back from the brink?

Calida Stuart-Menteath
Mon, 17 Sep 2018

Smiths City reached 100 years in July, a not inconsiderable achievement that was heralded with a bonus day off and pay rises for staff, and a party at its revamped Colombo St store, where it all started so many years ago.

Shirley Brown, the oldest surviving grandchild of founder Henry Cooper

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Calida Stuart-Menteath
Mon, 17 Sep 2018
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