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A touch of                                          Katie B is



       France                                              powering ahead





      2                        has a full range of all the   FTER the opening of   which led to the second
           DUCK Trading Co is
                               classic shapes in small,
                                                                                 level of her Rockhampton
           the market basket
                                                            her Rockhampton
           specialist that brings
                                                        following initially starting the  The Cowboy’s Closet which
                                 It also offers a unique
       a French style to Australian   medium and large sizes. Astore in 2018,    store becoming home to
       shopping.               range of rectangular-shape   business in 2010, founder   also has an online store
        With a touch of Parisienne  baskets, which is something   of Katie B, Kate Benedict,   thecowboyscloset.com.au
       chic, baskets are just   new.                    has continued to forge a
       the thing to take to local   They are fantastic for   path of growth.
       farmers markets.        shopping and perfect for   Katie B now offers an
        2 Duck baskets are made   storage, visiting friends   extensive boutique range in
                               with food, or to take on   addition to the businesses
       protectorate, and are   weekends away.           original western offering
       available in a range of   Replace an old briefcase   of brands like Cowgirl Tuff,
       styles, shapes and sizes.  with one of the natural reed   Kimes Ranch, Rock & Roll
        Perfect for shopping, the   baskets - the possibilities   Denim and CC Company.
       baskets are also handy for   are endless.          Kate sells her range in
       going visiting the local shop                    store in Rockhampton, at
       or getting groceries.                            events in a pop-up-shop
        Made from                                       capacity and also online at
       environmentally friendly                         katieb.com.au
       date palm, they are an ideal                       However, the keen
       way to help reduce the use                       entrepreneur is always
       of plastic bags.                                 moving forward, most
        The baskets have strong,                        recently expanding into
       thick leather handles                            western tack and men’s
       designed for carrying                            western wear through a
                                                        new business called The
       goodies from the market.  2 Duck Trading Co brings   Cowboy’s Closet. Kate had
        As the market-basket   a French style to Australian   the second level of her
       specialist, 2 Duck Trading   shopping.           Rockhampton shop front
                                                        available and felt there
        VISIT    2ducktrading.com.au.                   was a real opportunity
                                                        to expand her business,






























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