Old friends, employees and long-standing customers gathered at John Doe in Diss on Thursday to celebrate the family-run venture’s long success. It was in 1983 that John Doe launched the eponymous business with wife Angela, who had run a successful fashion shop in Diss, which she turned in to the first John Doe retail outlet, situated in St Nicholas Street. Pictured are Nathan Doe, Charles Doe, Edward Doe, Charlie Doe, Lisa Doe and Megan Doe. By 1993, John and Angela’s sons, Edward and Charles, had joined the family business, closely followed by Charles’ wife, Lisa. “We are a family company, not just family owned but a family right at our heart.

Source: Express July 26, 2023 09:11 UTC