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BEST WISHES TO TINIAN HAPPY


Football star will kick off town’s


newest business Pamper the customer is shop owners ’ goal


NEWSPAPERS, magazines, books, stationery, confectionery — all in elegant surroundings under


s ta r t e d t r a d in g in Clitheroe’s main shopping


facilities you might expect to find only in the centre of one of our cities or larger towns. But a new shop which


Normally, these are


be officially opened by local-born football star Martin Dobson, the Burn­ ley skipper, on Saturday,


street this week and is to


brings these features to your doorstep.


“Tinians” is the exciting


greetings cards and one roof.


new shop se t up by b ro th e rs Adrian and


Martin Gobbi in the former Whitaker’s iron­ monger’s premises at 14, Castle Street.


ger’s some 18 months ago and Adrian and Martin have spent about £30,000 on the conversion of the spacious premises into a superbly illuminated and carpeted luxury store.


Freedom


out so that while you can just pop in for a packet of cut-price cigarettes, a paper and a bar of choco­ late, there is also plenty of room and freedom to browse around and in­ dulge yourself.


out to pamper their cus­ tomers and have well and truly succeeded. There is even a tape sound system playing everything from background light music to opera. The premises are laid


The brothers have set


ence is hard to resist at the confectionery section. For as well as a huge selection of well-known brands of chocolate bars, there is a large and sepa­ rate counter for specialist luxury chocolates, such as brazils, coffee creams, fondants, turkish delight and a whole variety of fudges. It is all beautifully laid


Certainly self-indulg­ ARQUS It closed as an ironmon­


out and so very, very tempting. And why not a paper­


paper, that is brand new to Clitheroe and likely to


back book to complete the pleasure, for at Tinians there is a large and thoughtfully laid out paperback section, to­ gether with a range of hard-back books all at “deep cut” prices and most at half-price or less. However, if writing is


your forte, the stationery section at Tinians is also a “must.” It is large, well displayed and carefully designed to make self­ selection easy. As a special feature it


has a revolutionary range of “pick and mix” writing


be a big success. If you are writing to someone for a special oc­ casion, however, the greeting cards section at Tinians is the place to look. The selection is huge


and while there are cards from as little as 16p if you are on a tight budget, there are also some really beautiful cards costing pounds for those really special “ no expense spared” occasions. The whole selection has


and easy as possible. One of the biggest fea­


tures of the shop is the magazine section and Ti­ nians will be giving this huge market a degree of a t te n t io n th e Gobbi brothers feel it has not previously enjoyed in Clitheroe.


shelving is devoted to the display of magazines and periodicals catering for every interest, from ac­ countancy to angling and technology to TV.


The lasting impression


been carefully set out with thoughtful signs to


make selection as quick


of the shop is one of thoughtful luxury and great attention to detail


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to spend their money with you, they are entitled to the best and they deserve to be pampered. We will always aim to provide the best service in the best surroundings money can buy.” “We a re new to


“If people are prepared Over 130 linear feet of


and this impression fits the aims and philosophy of its owners. The Gobbi brothers


New look for old


premises


have, in fact, very forth­ right views on retailing. “Total customer service


TINIANS’ premises ii Castle Street has a lonj


is what counts,” says Martin, “and that means not only being always courteous and helpful to your customers, but pro­ viding for them the most convenient, comfortable and luxurious surround­ ings possible.


and distinguished histor; as a retail shop. For the best part of :


century, it was an iroi monger’s — and for tin best part of 70 of thos. years it was looked afte by the Whitaker family. But now, 18 month


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after it closed as an iron monger’s, an exciting nev future awaits the prop erty. The present frontage o


the shop, which blends ii so well with C a s 11. Street, is, being retaine< for the exciting new Ti nians’ shop. But behind the Geor


Clitheroe,” said Adrian, “and that means we are going to have to try harder and offer the cus­ tomer that bit more — so excellence will be our aim. “We might not be


gian-style windows am sturdy timber door frame lies an Aladdin’s cave o items, from greetinj cards to luxury choco lates, from newspapers t< the latest best-sellim paperback books. The premises consist,


THE shop during conversion


Marks and Spencer, but their attention to detail and their supreme stan­ dards of professional re­ tailing are an example worth aiming at and we are going to have a jolly good go at following that example.”


of some 5,000 sq. ft. o selling space and initially it is the 1,500 sq. ft. ot the ground floor whicl are being put to use. All around the walls art


plush fittings and attrac tive displays which furth er enhance Clitheroe tow centre’s unique appeal an. bring an exciting 1980 look to one of its oldes shop premises.


LMJ


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