Friends open dream gift shop
TWO friends who were made redundant from Hinckley’s Co-op store have followed their dream by opening a new shop in the town.
Michelle Dalby and Andrea Knight have opened Curiosity Boutique in Regent Court.
The shop sells a range of quirky, ornate and unusual items, including alchemy steam-punk Gothic jewellery, artificial flowers, handmade wax melts and granules, Pendle witches and a range of vintage collectables.
The pair became close friends while working together on visual merchandising at the Co-op department store, before it closed in January.
Michelle, 45, said: “We spoke about opening our own store for a long time and when we were made redundant we decided to just go for it.
“We originally opened a boutique in Nuneaton, but we missed Hinckley too much and when this opportunity came up we jumped on it.”
Andrea, 31, added: “The shop is mixture of our personalities, we stock a variety of unusual and vintage collectables which are designed to make people curious - hence the name.
“We opened on May 28 and so far it is going very well.
“We have had lots of support from former Co-op customers, they have been great.”
The shop, which is around the corner from The Baron of Hinckley, on Regent Street, is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday.
For more information call the shop on Hinckley 633327 or like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ curiosityboutiquewarks