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Indie Of The Month: Carbon Blush Makes Beauty Pay

By Hugh Coakley Carbon Blush, the beauty clinic in Guildford’s upper High Street, opened in December 2018. After only six months successful trading, the “significant investment has already paid off…

Further Town Centre Shop Closures As High Street Challenge Deepens

By Hugh Coakley There have been further shop closures in Guildford town centre highlighting the current difficulties faced by high street retail and restaurants. The clothing retail chain Edinburgh Woollen…

Vote Now For The Best Customer Service In Guildford

Experience Guildford, the team supporting Guildford’s Business Improvement District, is calling for people to vote for the traders they think offer outstanding customer service in its annual Customer Service Awards.…

Shop Front: Look Fabulous Forever Comes To Market Street

Sponsored article Look Fabulous Forever is a beauty brand with makeup and skincare specifically for mature faces, eyes and lips. And now the full range of Look Fabulous Forever (LFF)…

Will All Seven Guildford Branches of Boots Survive Closure Programme?

By Hugh Coakley More than 200 of the 2,485 Boots stores across the UK could be closed over the next 12 to 18 months in a bid to cut costs.…

Richer Sounds, Richer Staff

By Hugh Coakley Staff at Richer Sounds, the hi-fi, home cinema and TV specialists, were delighted last week to hear that they would be enrolled in a John Lewis style…

Struggling Restaurant Chain In Administration – Guildford Branch Closes Immediately

By Hugh Coakley Jamie’s Italian restaurant chain went into administration today (May 21) with its restaurants throughout the UK closing immediately. This included the restaurant in Friary Street, Guildford. More…

Debenhams Closure to Cost GBC Nearly £500,000 in Rates Loss

Guildford Borough Council will lose nearly £500,000 in business rates it was expecting, due to the  financial difficulties Debenhams is suffering. The retail chain is closing its Guildford store in…

Indies Resilient But Chains Take Opportunities to Cut Costs and Close Stores

By Hugh Coakley While five new independent shops opened in Guildford recently, the West Cornwall Pasty Co closed without warning today (Saturday, May 11) and two further chains with branches…

New Model Railway Shop Opens In Guildford

By Hugh Coakley Selling models railways is no doubt a niche market. But when you visit the Kernow Model Rail Centre, you get the feeling it is actually quite a…