Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, July 7th, 1983


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on their highly successful develop­ ment of their news and magazine department


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Manufacturers of distinctive greetings cards congratulate


on their FIRST BIRTHDAY and a verg successful year


Denton Drive, Manchester Road, Northwich, Cheshire Telephone 0806 3931


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ONE year on . . . and Tinians, the news, card and stationery store in Castle Street which celebrates its first anniversary this week, finds


the Clitheroe shopping scene, Tinians has made a major impact and become one of the town’s busiest


business is booming. Since its introduction to


retail shops. Looking back over the


past year, the Gobbi brothers, Martin and Adrian, who own the shop, admit they are delighted with the way things have gone. “Success beyond our


though, says Martin, is a cheerful and helpful at­


titude. “We are always on the


dreams,” is how Martin describes the first year’s trading. “The most en­ couraging thing is that we always reckoned it would take us a year to get the feel of the business. In our minds this first year has •only been a practice run.”


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practice run, but the brothers quickly found the formula for retailing suc­ cess. High productivity from high investment blended with a fast, friendly, service gave them the s ta r t they wanted. As Adrian says; “We


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premises ourselves and if it means making a cus­ tomer happy, we will go to any lengths. Fortunate­ ly we’re also blessed with the best staff in town. It would be impossible to ex­ aggerate the contribution their good humour and effort has made to our first year’s success.” Prices, too, play an im­


sions like Easter and Christmas. “While selling out may


be nice, we hate to disap­ point by not having what


people want. The lessons of year one have been learned, though, so sup­ plies will be more than adequate for the future,” says Adrian.


bound to be surprises in the first year of any busi­ ness. Tinians has been no exception. “The most staggering


Fas t growing Inevitably, there are


John R. Ainsworth Ltd. Conaratulate


portant part, but product quality and brand reputa­ tion are the prime consid­ eration. “Professional re­ tailing is about selling quality products at the most attractive prices,” says Adrian. “To get the best deals


th in g has been the demand for magazines,”


says Adrian. “If anyone should doubt the diversity of interests or the thirst for information of Ribble Valley folk, a week in here would dispel those doubts for good. “While we always knew


are always prepared to spend whatever money is necessary to make things absolutely right for the comfort and convenience of the customer.” To get the most out of


their investment, the shop is open seven days a week and for longer hours than any other shop in the


centre of town. Most important of all,


for our customers we maintain excellent rela­ tions with our suppliers and we treat our reps as welcome allies who can benefit us and our cus­ tomers.”


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iness, the most difficult thing must be forecasting demand for the different goods being stocked. The Gobbi brothers


For any brand-new bus­ TINIANS On their very professional development of


their stationery business and look forward to a continuing and successful business relationship.


there was going to be a strong demand for cards and our investment in stock would be well jus­ tified, the heavy demand for stationery took us completely by surprise. “It has been the fastest


John R. Ainsworth Ltd Wholesale Stationers


BROTHERS Adrian and Martin Gobbi have no doubt they made the cor­ rect decision in bringing their special brand of re­ tailing to Clitheroe.


growing part of our busi­ ness and the one where we have most changed our original ideas. “Over the year we have


found they consistently underestimated demand and even found them­ selves short on key occa­


doubled the space allo­ cated to it and drastically extended our range. Our aim is always to get things absolutely right and we’re about 90 per cent of the way there now.”


year, combined with the overwhelming friendliness of the local people, has convinced them that they have settled in the right spot.


The success of the last Valentines


Valentines of Dundee Ltd congratulate


Merseyside, they both bought houses in the area a year ago and feel they have settled here for good.


Originally from Prescot,


footballer and cricketer and lives with his wife, Margaret, and two daugh­ ters in Waddington. The girls are Marie-Louise (5) and th ree -m o n th -o ld Dominique.


Martin (28) is a keen


large companies where the key to profitability was high volume sales.


as marketing manager with an oil company, in the dog-eat-dog world of petrol marketing. Martin worked for the Mars group, an organisation re­ nowned for its aggressive and sophisticated market­ ing and sales promotion.


Adrian spent nine years


area so we don’t waste money advertising to people who are too far away to use us. Using the Advertiser as we have


has made a major con­ tribution to our success.” When it comes to dis­


Adrian. “We’re going to be here a long, long time and it’s nice to have op­ tions to keep everyone guessing what will come next!”


cussing future plans, the brothers are understand­ ably a bit cagey. They still have the first floor and basement of their premises to develop, but with no shortage of ideas, they are likely to provide some interesting sur­ prises. “No rush, though,” says


developing a comprehensive greetings card service


TINIANS on their splendid success in


VICTORIA STREET, CLAYTON-LE-MOORS


The World’s Premier


Greetings Card Manufacturer Congratulate


on the professionalism of their greetings card display system and extend best wishes for their continued success.


TINiANS


From inception to completion a


comprehensive design and building service


warmly congratulate on the success of their development TINIANS


ARQUS DESIGN GROUP


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25a Winckley Square, Preston, Pftt 3JJ


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