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Ducky Zebra Wins Blenheim Palace Start-up Competition

We're still buzzing after winning the 2023 Blenheim Palace Start-up competition. The annual competition began in 2018, and is designed to support a...

Sally Dear, CEO of Ducky Zebra, standing in front of a white wall with a yellow window

Five Start-up Mistakes: the Diary of a CEO

Just over a year ago Sally Dear launched Ducky Zebra - a sustainable childrenswear brand that breaks the ‘pink, blue rulebook’ with their colourful...

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Webinar: Closing the gender gap of confidence and emotional literacy

We're delighted to be co-hosting a free online event on how we can close the gender gaps of confidence and emotional literacy in children. With gi...

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You can now rent Ducky Zebra kids’ clothes with thelittleloop

Rent a selection of our Ducky Zebra kids’ clothes with thelittleloop - the UK’s biggest shared wardrobe for kids, aged 1 to 10 years. Insured again...

You can now rent Ducky Zebra baby clothes with Borro

We've formed an exciting partnership with Borro, a baby clothing rental service, which allows you to rent our baby clothes (0-12M) for as little as...

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Ducky Zebra pops-up in the Oxford John Lewis

We recently popped-up in the Oxford John Lewis. During our week-long stand we immersed ourselves in the John Lewis experience, showcased our collec...

We're Co-sponsors of Lifting Limits' Good Practice Award

We're thrilled to be the co-sponsors of Lifting Limits' Good Practice Award. Lifting Limits support primary schools to better recognise and correct...

BBC Radio Oxford: From marketing cars to selling clothes

During her interview with BBC Radio Oxford Sally Dear shares "that lightbulb moment" when her daughter at the age of 4 made her see the world throu...

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All good pop-ups must pop-down (but not quite yet)

All good pop-ups must pop-down, but not quite yet. We're excited to have negotiated an additional month in our pop-up shop in the Oxford Covered Ma...

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Launching during a global pandemic made us stronger

A few months before the first lockdown, I left my well-paid marketing job to start my new venture. By January 2020 we were busy working on designs...

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Creating a business wrapped in kindness

I’ve experienced huge amounts of kindness in my life, often at times when I’ve been at my most vulnerable. This was especially the case when my mum...