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Poole’s KINGLAND sees ‘busiest week yet’ as traders praise ‘buzz’

Poole’s KINGLAND sees ‘busiest week yet’ as traders praise ‘buzz’

Article Credit: Bournemouth Echo

Shopkeepers in Poole’s KINGLAND, where the first 10 start-up businesses were offered a unit rent free for two years, said there has “definitely been an increase in footfall”. 

The claim comes a week after TV presenter and furniture restorer Jay Blades opened his new shop Jay & Co in the crescent. 

Steve Wyatt, owner of Restored Retro, collaborated with Jay to open his new store and said there had been a “buzz and excitement” in the area ever since.

He said: “There has been so much interest since Jay came down. We are having a lot of people come in telling me they have lived in Poole most of their lives but were not aware that Kingland existed. 

“It has been a real positive thing for the area. There has been a lot of negativity about the high street and I would say our crescent is the strongest it has been in the past two years. 

“There has been a buzz and excitement.” 

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Kingland saw its ‘busiest week yet’ last week (Image: Daily Echo)

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