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North East superstore opens its doors to students

A North East based online superstore recently welcomed a group of students to see first hand how an ethical online business works.

Ethicalsuperstore.com invited eight business students from Westfield Independent Day School for girls in Gosforth to visit its Ouseburn headquarters and take part in company activities in order to gain a better understanding of the live business environment.

The girls toured the premises looking at a selection of the ethical, fair-trade and eco friendly products that the company sells on its website. The girls were also shown how the internet based company works behind the scenes.

Christine Gaynor, head of business studies at Westfield, said: “We have always encouraged trips to local businesses to see how they work. Ethicalsuperstore.com is especially intriguing for the girls as it is a web based company - it’s great for them to see how a live business works behind the website pages we see.

“They’ve not only gained business knowledge from a strong North East based company but they’ve also learnt about the wider challenges that may be encountered when running an ethical business.”

The girls, who were both GSCE and A-level business students, were told about the strict measures that are in place when sourcing new products to make sure they are fair-trade, eco friendly or ethical. Legislation and banking were also discussed during the inspirational visit.

Claire Malone, PR, Events and Partnership Manager at ethicalsuperstore.com, said: “It’s really beneficial for the girls to see how we operate an online business and to encounter first hand the processes involved in a successful business. Some of the girls from Westfield will be tomorrow’s entrepreneurs so it’s important for us as a company to show them how a thriving business is run.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .