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Call Wayne 07982 197714 or Sam 07841 652030 for more Info and to make a Booking
What we do Our motto is 'Putting Arts & Crafts back on to the High Street'. To that end, we provide sellers/makers of arts and crafts with a position within our arts and craft bazaar, which allows them to sell their goods to the public at affordable rates.
Our original email about the proposed opening of our Colchester shop received a very good response from crafts folk from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge and Kent. Many of them presented the same problem however.... in that they wanted to sell but wouldn't be able to sell their items themselves other than at the weekend. Was there anyone available to sell their goods during the week, they asked?
As a result we have devised the following cunning plan: We will provide a trusted, tested and vetted member of staff who will be employed to sell the arts and crafts on display. This member of staff (probably me for the first few weeks) will arrange, display and sell arts and crafts booked for display that day..
Not only are there positions downstairs but there are also 3 rooms upstairs. These are rented out on a permanent basis. 2 rooms have been taken but 1 is still available.
Call us to talk about the Permanent upstairs room which is currently available
Please note that we intend to have facilities to take debit/credit cards which the staff member will have available to them.
Where is the shop located? The shop is located at 10 Short Wyre Street, Colchester CO1 1LN. Click here to see a map of the area.
The shop is in a busy, Arts & Craft area of the city and really is in a great position at the intersection of Long Wyre Street and Short Wyre Street. Nearby large retailers include Ethel Austin, Argos, Millets, Bon Marche and the Co-Op.
The Charges Our charges vary depending on the size of position you wish to take. They start at only £15 per week for a shelf in a display cabinet and go up to £60 per week for a table. There are wall positions for £30 but these can vary depending on how much wall you wish to take.
We also have to say that we reserve the right to change our rates. If we find that we're busy and need extra members of staff, then we'll have to increase the daily rates to cover that extra expense. The good news of course, is that if we need extra members of staff, then we are selling more and more of your goods!
How does it work? First of all you make your booking (see Making a Booking) then drop you items off on the Sunday - or a day which suits you - and we will sell you items in the pre-booked position. At the end of the week you can come in and collect your goods and the weeks takings. (See Offloading/Loading). We will provide you with a break down of which items have sold and for what price. Payment of goods made by credit/debit cards will take a little longer to come through but we'll advise you of the details and we can decide how that money is to be paid to you when it comes through.
It is very important to have all your items clearly priced with price labels on them. This is so we know how much to sell your items for.
Part of your display could include a stack of business cards and maybe a leaflet about you and your products. You can also provide your own packaging should you wish to make a greater impact and spread the word of you, your business, email address and web site for instance. In the case of larger items, we would need you to provide packaging materials.
You can either come down to the shop yourself - if you live locally - or you can call Sam on 07841 652030 or Wayne (Myself) on 07982 197714
If you want us to call you please e-mail wayne@shalamarshops.co.uk with your Name, Telephone Number and a brief description of what you wish to sell.
I'm afraid we're unable to offer discounts for block bookings. We are trying to keep costs down to a minimum and hence charges to you. And there are no real savings to us if you book for a week or a month. We still need to pay the rent, we still need to pay for staff cover.
Payments to us We will require payment in advance. Ideally this can be via paypal, but we would also accept cheques if they were posted and received in advance of the date of the booking. On receipt of your request for a position - we would invoice you via paypal - and regardless of how you would like to make payment, we would need to receive it within 7 days to confirm your booking.
Payments to you At the end of each week we will provide you with a break down of what you have sold along with your takings.
Any money that we've taken electronically will take a little longer to come through. We'll make payment to you as soon as we receive that payment in our bank. Please note that these payments will be the net payments after the usual charges made by the bank for payment by credit/debit card.
The shop is open to the public between 10:00am and 5:00pm - and I'm not keen to see any unloading/loading taking place whilst the public are making purchases. I therefore need all loading/unloading of heavy or substantial items taking place outside of those hours. So if you do have heavy or substantial unloading to do, please ring me on 07982 197714 and we can sort out times, directions and instructions.
If your goods can be carried by hand in say a few suitcases, then again please ring me first, but we should be able to take your items during shop opening hours without too much trouble.
Opening hours The shop will be open to the public seven days a week from 10:00am to 5:00pm. We will consider late night opening as we get into the Xmas period.
What we provide We have a range of display units, tables, slat wall display items (hooks and shelves) and shelf units. We will try to provide something that will suit your products - though we can't always guarantee - so you may need to bring in something fit for purpose. If you have any doubts, let me know what you sell, their size and weight and we can discuss what can be done.
We would like some of your items to go in the window display so bring down a few extra pieces if possible.
Rubbish We have very, very limited space for rubbish. We would therefore ask all sellers to take away any rubbish that they may generate.
Electricity There is electricity although we'd like to keep use of it to a minimum. Let me know if you need it, what you need it for and we can see what can be done - but there may be a small charge required for the use of it.
What can I sell? This is an arts & craft bazaar - so anything that fits into that description is fine by me. If you sell jewellery there may well be other jewellery positions present on the same week. The same goes for other arts & crafts. I will try to provide a bookings list however, of products on sale each day, so you can see which day suits you best and decide from there.
Advertising We will be placing adverts in the press, and giving out leaftlets to the public in order to advertise the opening. Passing trade is attracted by our window display, which your items will be part of and by A-boards and other methods.
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