Artisans and craftspeople are moving into major high street sites with innovative small-scale outlets
“We’ve brought that light back in and hopefully brought the soul back in.” You may have heard that the department store is dead, but they’re opening up the windows again at Bobby’s of Bournemouth.
The independent store, which formally opens on Thursday, has moved into a now defunct Debenhams, reclaiming the shop’s original local name, established in 1915, with a new spin on a rather old concept.