Inspirational Women at Jarrold
A global day celebrating the achievements and supporting the successes of women, International Women’s Day (8 March) began in 1975 by the United Nations. Everyone can be involved and we thought it would be a great chance for us to celebrate some of the female icons across the various Jarrold departments.
Beauty: Estee Lauder, founder
'I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.'
Estee Lauder is an iconic brand across the world of skincare and cosmetics but the brands namesake is no less iconic. The consummate saleswoman and marketer began her journey in 1946 with a small selection of skincare. Estée had innate instincts for what women wanted and she believed in explaining the products and show the results on her face.
The world has changed dramatically but the core values she embodied are more relevant and more inspiring to women.
Home: Alex Cooke, Co-founder of Nkuku
Ethical, handmade and eco-friendly are the core principles of Nkuku, an interiors and homeware brand which was created following a world trip where Alex with her partner Alistair, met with artisans and producers from across the globe. The passion for the environment and fair trade along with an interest in traditional skills and craftmanship created the basis of the business. They believe strongly in their suppliers, value their artisans and consciously source everything in their collections.
Fair payment, fair wages and ensuring good working conditions and no forced or child labour shows a respect for the artisans who handmake the products and the company continues to support communities through an understanding of the ethical and transparent processes.
Fashion: Rachel Kelly, founder and creative director of thought
‘We want to spread the joy of dressing more sustainability.’
Seeking a more mindful and conscious approach to fashion with a view of buying better and buying less, Rachel Kelly found the ethical and sustainable clothing brand, Thought, 20 years ago. Improving supply chains so they can operate in more conscious ways and sourcing materials with ethical provenance, the fashion brand embraces creativity; painting their own prints and developing their own colours.
Rachel looks to encourage people to make small changes that you can make that add up to a big so that the guilty feeling of not doing ‘enough’ get in the way of making small and meaningful changes.
Store Folk: Emma Watson, Little Hot Dog Watson
‘We don’t want to be like everyone else. We want to be better. Because kids deserve better.’
Born out of a mother’s frugality and frustration on a family holiday, Little Hotdog Watson, creates hats which do more than look great. They are designed with practicality and durability in mind. They test their products on real families to ensure they meet exacting standards and are able to address issues commonly felt by children when wearing hats.
Launching the brand in 2016, Little Hotdog Watson hats have appeared in a variety of publications and on the heads of hundreds of children including the offspring of Mother Pukka and Giovanna and Tom Fletcher.
The Food Hall: Candi Robertson, Candi’s Cupboard
‘We believe in only using regional, seasonal produce to guarantee everything is at its peak.’
For their award-winning Parsnip & Chilli chutney to the simply moreish steak sauces, Candi’s Cupboard is a local staple to every food cupboard. Following a career as a professional chef, Candi began Candi’s Chutney in 2012 with a view of changing people’s perception of what a Chutney is and secondly to promote the amazing wealth of produce available in East Anglia and the British Isles.
Since its beginning, the products have won a plethora of awards and is now stocked in a variety of local retailers. Their range now includes chutneys, relishes and sauces which are all produced with a dedication to their wonderful ingredients and great taste.