Two Yorkshire brothers are following in the footsteps of a 'Leeds icon' by reopening his famous carpet shop after watching his adverts as kids.
Furkan and Urfan Sharif, 41 and 44, grew up in Bradford watching the adverts for 'Mike's Carpets' in Armley. Throughout the eighties, Mike Smith's brightly emblazoned former church and enthusiastic adverts were well-known across the city.
The old building on Branch Road has been used by M&C carpets for a while. But when it was recently listed as to let in July, Furkan saw the chance for him and his brother to start something new while honouring the building's history.
