Pittards to extend hours at onsite retail outlet
09/05/2008
The popularity of a new venture at Pittards tannery at Yeovil in the south of England has led the company to extend its opening hours.
For some time, visitors to the tannery had expressed a hint of disappointment at being unable to buy leathergoods as souvenirs. Some months ago, the company decided to address this and opened what it called a 'Factory Shop' at the entrance to the building, displaying leathergoods made from the leathers Pittards produces.
The facility proved popular, so the company decided to devote a substantial part of its reception space to an extension and called in local retail design consultants Resolution Interiors to set up a professional sales display of gloves, handbags, garments, accessories and homeware. Leather is also on sale there, from full hides to pieces for craftwork.
“We wanted to provide a quality retail feel to the selling area whilst at the same time meeting our other business needs,” said Richard Anderson, who has co-ordinated the Pittards team working on the project, at the end of the re-fit. “At the same time we were delighted to be able to work with another local organisation in realising our ideas. There has been discussion about trying to satisfy visitor demand to buy our products for some time and having started in a small way a few months ago we recognised that the time was right to get more serious in our approach.”
So serious is Pittards becoming about this new venture that from May 17, opening will be extended to Saturdays.
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