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Boots Take On New Staff For Enlarged Beauty Hall

By Hugh Coakley Boots the chemist has opened up its enlarged beauty hall in its Guildford High Street store and, in a vote of confidence for retail in the town,…

Offenders Beware, Guildford Businesses Mount Town Centre Blitz on Repeat Criminals

More than 200 businesses in Guildford have combined to mount a blitz to deter and reduce the number of repeat criminal offenders in the town. They have formed the Business…

Indie Of The Month: The Guildford Butchery ‘Best Meat Britain And Surrey Has To Offer’

By Hugh Coakley “The best meat Britain and Surrey has to offer,” says the website of traditional The Guildford Butchery in the parade of shops at Collingwood Crescent at Boxgrove…

Tesco To Open A New Supermarket In Guildford

By Hugh Coakley Tesco is opening a supermarket in Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) Stoughton early in 2021. Based in the former site occupied by Budgens, which has been empty for…

Shop News: ‘Everyone And His Dog Doing Deals With Landlords’

By Hugh Coakley Change in Guildford town centre is happening so rapidly, it’s hard to keep up. Reduced rents are encouraging new shops to open despite footfall decreasing by 45%…

Prince Edward Visits Shops and Is Lobbied On Planning Restrictions, Rates and Retail

By Hugh Coakley Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, visited shops in Guildford on Tuesday, September 22, as part of an arranged tour of the town (see also Prince Edward…

Shop Front: Koja Coffee Shop In Jeffries Passage

By Hugh Coakley Walking into Koja Coffee Shop in Jeffries Passage, it is calm, quiet, understated and with the promise of good quality; dare I say it has a Skandi…

Vegan Market Back In The High Street And Other Shop News

By Hugh Coakley The Surrey Vegan market made its first appearance back in the High Street after the start of the pandemic with 40 stalls stretched along the full length…

‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Campaign Gives Welcome Boost to Guildford Restaurants

‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Campaign Gives Welcome Boost to Guildford Restaurants

Diners and restaurant owners across Surrey have hailed the government’s “Eat Out to Help Out” campaign that closed on August 31 a success in encouraging customers out of their homes…

Footfall Down But Guildford Town Centre Looks Busy

By Hugh Coakley Despite footfall figures in Guildford showing a year-on-year drop of 28%, the town looked to be busy as the sun shone on Guildford on Monday, August 24.…