Bags About Town Boutique opens permanent base in Bolton town centre

Bags About Town Boutique opened on Monday, April 8, on the outside of the Market Place Shopping Centre complex on Corporation Street.

It has relocated to the new unit after building up a strong customer base when it was based in the Market Emporium inside.

The boutique has relocated to the front of the shopping centre as the Market Place decided to move the pop-up Market Emporium, making way for a new store to be announced soon, and owner, Adele Edwards, 58, decided it was time for a new unit of her own.

Within the shop, customers can expect a range of products surrounding Italian fashion this includes handbags, a small collection of Italian leather handbags, statement jewellery, clothes, scarves and more.

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And now, Adele, who lives in Yorkshire and travels to Bolton and has been in the business for more than 14 years said she is feeling a buzz, and her customers are "excited" about the new shop space.

She said: “On the first day of opening I didn’t think I would sleep the night before due to nerves, but on the day I woke up and I felt calm.

"I was ready and I am giddy now and I can’t stop going outside and looking into the shop, and thinking this is real, it’s happening.

“The more people that even look through my window is giving me a buzz because people are seeing that I am here.

“People have been looking in and craning their necks to see what is inside my shop, it's really exciting and I’m giddy.

Adele inside her shop (Image: NQ)“It will take time to build it up but my regular customers know that it won’t take time for them to come as the response has already been unbelievable.

“It is a big step up from pop-up to permanent, but I am the same business, just in a new location and more visible."

“She added: I have had lots of people messaging me and commenting on my Facebook page saying they can’t wait to see the new shop.

“It feels good to already have my existing customers backing me after my pop-up business was open for two years and eight months in Market Place inside.

“And they are more like friends than customers.

“People are already complimenting my stock saying they like the clothes and bags.

“It is definitely happening now, and I am excited to welcome people here.”

Opening times will depend on how popular the shop is but Adele is planning to be open five days a week.

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