A NORTHWICH business that started off as a hobby during lockdown continues to go from strength to strength and thanks to their loyal customers, have just expanded.
Chapel Gift Company opened its Witton Street doors in June last year, with the gifts and trinkets proving to be so popular, owner Beck Strange has now decided to branch out into furniture.
โMy family used to run a furniture warehouse in Chester,โ she explained.
โI remember spending many of my childhood weekends in there dusting down furniture.
โSo, itโs actually something that Iโve always wanted to do.
โMy husband suggested I try it, so in a nutshell, thatโs how it came it about.โ
As well as contemporary furniture, there are plenty of other home furnishings on offer such as mirrors, throws and cushions.
โAs well as contemporary styles we also sell oak furniture,โ Beck added.
โThereโs plenty of accessories too, including wine glasses, so itโs just something extra we wanted to offer our customers.
โWhen we first opened last year, we did really well, and people seemed to like what we do.
โThereโs a lot of negativity around at the moment, but we wanted to buck the trend.โ
One aspect of being a small, independent, family-run shop, is the added personal touch, which is perfectly demonstrated by Beckโs husband Greg also playing the role of furniture delivery driver.
She went on: โWe donโt put too much of a price on our products either.
โWe want to try and look after our customers so that they will actually come back.
โOur idea is that people will get a really good product at a reasonable value.
โItโs also about having that personal touch that you donโt find at bigger stores.
โIโd just really like to thank our customers for their continued support.
โTheyโre so loyal, and they tell others, so itโs a nice example of how word of mouth can work.
โWe couldnโt have expanded without them.โย
The shop is currently in the process of setting up its own website, allowing customers to browse their new range of products 24/7 โ www.chapelgiftsandhome.co.uk
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