Meet the Makers: Determination pays off for pet apparel designer, with over 40 years of success

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PRODUCT ASSESSMENT: Alice Nichols, left, founder and owner, and Donna Bodell, vice president and designer, look over some of the products on the factory floor at pet supply manufacturer Up Country in East Providence.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PRODUCT ASSESSMENT: Alice Nichols, left, founder and owner, and Donna Bodell, vice president and designer, look over some of the products on the factory floor at pet supply manufacturer Up Country in East Providence.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

When Alice Nichols launched her pet apparel company, Up Country, she knew her creatively designed collars would sell. More than 40 years later, that instinct has proven true. But it took a while for others in the manufacturing sector to catch on. “I thought everybody would embrace this idea, that it was so brilliant,” said

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