Mary Perkins sold for £2 million in 1980, and continue to receive income from. After the sale the couple moved to Guernsey, where Mary's father had retired. Mary and Doug Perkins established Specsavers in Guernsey in 1984. In 2007 it was the largest privately owned opticians in the world, with nearly 900 stores across the UK and Europe. By 2011 the company had an annual turnover of £1.5bn and over 30,000 staff in markets in the UK, Europe and Australasia. Her current title at Specsavers is "founder". Dame Mary sits on the company board, oversees business development and has particular responsibility for
Upside Down: The Best of The Jesus and Mary Chain gothic pop stars to rock’n’roll class act. Instead it darts between eras and demonstrates the breadth of their career." Robert Spellman of "Daily Express" described the album as "a useful 44-track gathering of JAMC material spanning the Reid brothers' recording output from 1984 to 2008." Upside Down: The Best of The Jesus and Mary Chain Upside Down: The Best of The Jesus and Mary Chain is a greatest hits album by Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain. It was released on 27 September 2010 via Music Club Deluxe. The album contains various key tracks from the band's