Prada fashion boss rescues historic newsstand in Tuscany
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#6BMQK)
Piero Scartoni, 91, who has been running stand in Arezzo since 1953, can now retire after former customer Patrizio Bertelli steps in
The owner of an historic newsstand in a Tuscan city said he was delighted" the business has been saved by one of his old customers - Patrizio Bertelli, the chair of the Italian fashion house Prada.
Piero Scartoni, 91, who has been getting up at 5am to run the newsstand in Piazza San Jacopo in the centre of Arezzo since 1953, can finally retire after it was bought by Bertelli, who was born in the city and is the husband of the fashion designer Miuccia Prada.
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