These shoes were made for stalking

Fashion update: while some in the property industry joke that 78-year-old retail group Stylo has changed little over the decades (above), it hopes to revive the fortunes of its Shellys chain with new, cheaper stock, sourced largely from the Far East

Source: Barratt's Photograph: Mary Evans

As Jack Petchey builds a stake in the late Arnold Ziff’s shoes group, Stylo, Laura Chesters investigates the continuing attraction of retail businesses for property’s bargain-hunters

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