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Just goes to show internet retail in clothing super size is where the money’s at. Ask anybody under 25 where they buy their clothes Asos.com. Brilliant article Matthew. I love Scotland and have enjoyed many family holidays on the West Coast near to Mull of Kintyre. It was a small non touristy village called Skipness. The lady laird and her brother owned the village and quite a large estate and guess what the brother sold his half to…a Dane! This village is just the type of area Anders H Povlson would love to get his mitts on!