"It's a move in the right direction, " says Bill Grimsey, former chief executive of Wickes and Iceland.

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Focus used to own the Wickes chain, which it bought in September 2000 before selling it in February 2005 to Travis Perkins.

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Using a large format (5x4) Wista field camera Wickes is seeking to recall the Victorian portraits of criminals that many believed at that time revealed the criminal trait or personality.

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