Shopkeeper Interviews: Muddy George
Sometimes the world just wants you to be a retail entrepreneur whether you have the experience or not. That's what happened to Altaf Baksh when he just couldn't resist opening Muddy George in Toronto's Bloorcourt neighbourhood, where he provides a carefully selected range of menswear brands, including Cursor & Thread. How do you take your tea or coffee? AB: I'm an Orange Pekoe guy in the morning and like a coffee in the afternoon. Both double-double. Can you tell us a little bit about your background? AB: Before opening the store, I spent the previous nine years in a corporate setting, in HR. While I didn't hate what I was doing, it wasn't my passion. While I had no retail or fashion industry experience...