He also owns a large stake in discount clothes, shoes and textiles chain Pepkor, where he is executive chairman.

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Retired founder of discount clothes retailer Shimamura.

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She learned that skill as a child from her mother, who often took her to New York's Loehmann's, which sells designer clothes at discount prices.

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The owner of a clothes shop in Calcutta recognised him and gave him a discount on a T-shirt.

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It has teamed up for years with fashion designers to offer time-limited discount clothing collections, and it recently announced it will open a series of temporary boutiques featuring clothes, food and home furnishings from popular regional stores.

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