ABOUT US
based in Heswall, wirral, & friends is owned by Yasmin and james collin, a partnership with COLLECTIVELY over 30 years of experience in retail, retail management and customer service.
& friends was born in SUmmer ‘23 as a popup store in Yasmins hometown of heswall. after a SUCCESSFUL popup, yasmin & james began their search for a permanent location, when 182 Telegraph road becaME AVAILABLE, AND & FRIENDS OPENED THEIR PERMANENT LOCATION IN OCT ‘23.
who are we?
THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND & FRIENDS IS TO GIVE SMALL BUSINESSES, DESIGNERS AND MAKERS THE HELP TO GET ‘RETAIL READY’ AND SHOWCASE THEIR BRAND IN A PROFESSIONAL RETAIL SETTING, AND CHAMPIONING THEM TO OUR FANTASTIC LOCAL COMMUNITY.
BUT ITS NOT JUST ABOUT RETAIL. OVER THE COURSE OF 2024, WE WILL BE WORKING THROUGH OUR LARGE BUILDING TO OFFER OUR SPACE OUT TO AS MANY SMALL BUSINESSES WHO NEED IT IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS, ALONG WITH SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
OUR EVENT SPACE FOR EXAMPLE CAN HOST UP TO 22 PEOPLE FOR WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES, ITS BEAUTIFULLY LIGHT-FILLED AND NEUTRAL AND IS A PERFECT SPOT TO ACT AS A PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO. WE’RE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE EVENTS TOO. WANT TO HOST A CHILD BIRTHDAY PARTY, GAME NIGHT, WELLNESS EVENT BABY SHOWER? THIS IS THE SPACE FOR YOU! JUST SEND US AN EMAIL IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN HIRING THE SPACE OR HAVE A LOOK THROUGH OUR CALENDAR.
DUE TO LAUNCH IN SPRING 24 IS ‘& FRIENDS STUDIOS’. A LARGE WAREHOUSE SPACE WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED, AND WILL BE OFFERED TO LOCAL ARTISTS, MAKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE IN SEARCH OF STUDIO SPACE. WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SOON. PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT ON OUR INSTAGRAM @ANDFRIENDS.STORE FOR ANY UPDATES.
WE’RE ALSO WORKING ON OUR FIRST & FRIENDS MARKET, CURATING OVER 50 SMALL BUSINESSES, in one of the Northwests most stylist venues, again we’re excited to share more about this in the near future.