Limey's on Wharf Street permanently closed, post from their Facebook page:
Sad news:(
It is with deep sadness and great regret that we have to inform you; our loyal customers and friends, that Limey, The British Shop has had to close our doors, with effect immediately. Both Shops and Online are permanently closed 😢
Market forces have made it impossible to continue. Everyone is struggling right now, and we understand, we really do, but we simply haven’t had the sales that get us through. The cost of product is insane (we just got back from the UK and our prices are not dissimilar despite the fact we have to import through countless hands) life over there is expensive beyond imagination too. Shipping is through the roof and every which way we turn we are loaded with new and increasing costs that we can’t (and won’t) pass on.
On top of all this, we have done nothing but struggle to get stock in - Port Strikes, Rail Strikes, Postal Strikes, it’s all killing small business. We had to personally finance Christmas last year, which is supposed to take us through to Easter, and neither sales came remotely close. We’re still paying that off.
We just can’t keep subsidising the business in the hope we will ‘get through’.
We will speak more as and when we can, but please know how much we love you, our Customers, how devastated we are to lose what we have built during some of the hardest times in our lives and how grateful we are for you all and for our amazing Team who have had this news with very little notice.
We will get through this and are so humbled by the incredible comments and support we’ve received thus far. It truly helps.
Please bear with us while we navigate this hard time..
Edited by Mike P., 01 November 2024 - 07:21 PM.