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Award's a great fit for bra shop.


A LINGERIE shop has received a well-deserved lift after putting up an award-winning front.

The Little Bra Shop on Yarm High Street won a national competition for having the best window display - and owner Tracy Campbell is busting with pride.

"I'm really pleased with the result of this competition.

"I change the window display on a regular basis, so it's not up any more, but I like the shop front to be eye-catching," said Tracy, from Ingleby Barwick Coordinates:

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There are enough cups in the friendly boutique, so a certificate in a black frame behind the till announces the achievement.

Mum-of-two Tracy, 42, and husband Andy, 49, are an enterprising pair, having set up shop two years ago.

Tracy said: "I found it very difficult to get bras in the right size. Even today, more than 80% of British women are wearing the wrong size bra.

"We offer a fitting service and cater for specialist needs, such as post-surgery bras."

The Little Bra Shop has proved a winner with customers too - there's not a booby prize booby prize
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1. An award given to the one who performs worst in a game or contest.

2. Informal Acknowledgment of great inferiority, as in ability.
 to be seen.

"We fit our customers properly, so they feel a real difference - we have some very busy days," said Tracy.

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 contest, organised by lingerie supplier Eveden, enabled Tracy to use her creative skills to create a casino-themed display that was simply the breast.

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Publication:Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Date:Nov 16, 2009
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