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Launch a chain of personal-shopping consultants
located on the high street or within shopping centres,
who would provide measurement and recommendation
services to people shopping for clothes. The
consultants would be able to access a complete
inventory of all current stock and prices in each local
89outlet but would not be directly associated with any
particular store. Shoppers would make an appointment
and pay for the service. Following the consultation, they
would receive a list of suitable items that could be
reserved for them in advance.
Editor’s note:
The cleaner could beBecky Clarke
styled in such a way6 December 2000
as to play up the
somewhat space age
or ‘ghostbusting’
element inherent in
90theidea.Launchedon
Design a vacuum cleaner that the user straps onto their
back to clean the home. The backpack deportment
would allow greater freedom of movement and be
particularly useful on stairs.
Greg Field
7 December 2000
a carpeted catwalk,
they could become
the next designer
domestic appliance
fashion-accessory.
