The previous June, Emily Nugent, owner of a baby linen business had been forced to amalgamate with Swindley's Draperies, owned by lay-preacher Leonard Swindley, when the landlord of her own shop refused to renew the lease. The two businesses became one the following month, with Swindley as owner and Miss Nugent as assistant but times were difficult and in the November Swindley was forced to offer credit terms. This caused a temporary reprieve but stocks couldn't be maintained and the system had to be stopped, leaving him bankruptcy. The business struggled on for six more months and Swindley hoped that a legacy from a late uncle could save him but in the end he was forced to sell out to Papagopolous in June 1962. Swindley was retained as manager and Miss Nugent and Doreen Lostock as assista