Ali Hall and Julie Lavington moved from London to Wilmslow to start their business. “Failure is not an option,” says Ms Hall Joel Goodman for The TimesAli Hall and Julie Lavington met 11 years ago when they were both hired by Time Inc to launch a new women’s magazine. Ms Hall was the journalist hired to edit the magazine while Ms Lavington was to provide the commercial nous as publishing director. The magazine start-up, called Look, delivered a debut circulation of just over 318,000 in February 2007, making it the most successful magazine launch in two decades. The retailer aims to provide a range of fashion…

Source: The Times December 19, 2017 00:04 UTC