Retail pays tribute to Ann Summers pioneer Jacqueline Gold

Jacqueline Gold at the Retail Week Awards 2019

The retail industry has paid tribute to Jacqueline Gold, who made Ann Summers a fixture on the high street and has died aged 62.

Her death, after several years of treatment for breast cancer, was announced by her family today.

Gold started as an intern at Ann Summers, originally bought by her father David Gold as a two-store operation in 1972, and became chief executive within a decade.

 

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