Anna Scholz Queen of Shops in 2008 saw retail guru Mary Portas introduce a failing fashion store in Ascot to Anna and her label in the hope of saving the business and educating the owner in the needs of her plus size customers. After the programme aired the brand saw a 72% increase in sales of the range in Harrods, as well as 35 new retail outlets looking to stock her pieces. The feature even caused annascholz.com to crash due to internet sales and is often referred to as one of the most influential features for the brand. Having been born in
Mary Portas Our Shops" in June 2009. She appeared in the "Panorama" documentary "On the Rack" which exposed unethical production practices by fast fashion retailer Primark; and has appeared as a panellist on "" four times. In March 2011, Portas regularly appeared in the Channel 4 series "Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags", in which she advised the pop star on her venture into fashion retail. Following the BBC Two series "Mary, Queen of Charity Shops" in June 2009, Mary was appointed as Global Retail Ambassador for Save the Children. She developed the "Living & Giving" concept as a new type of