Tracey and Chris Bryant, the owners of Expressions in Swindon, and The Cats Whiskers in Bishops Cleeve, have added a third shop, Polkadot in Keynsham, to their portfolio.
“Wendy Robilliard built up the thriving Polkadot shop, but as she now lives in Guernsey it was a bit of a commute” jokes Tracey. “We have received such a warm welcome from the people of Keynsham that we feel very at home already and are very excited. Polkadot sits perfectly alongside The Cats Whiskers as they sell similar products – which also feeds our website www.catswhiskersuk.com– with Gisela Graham, Jellycat and East of India featuring among our top gift suppliers. In the longer term, we hope to have our website fulfilled by all three shops.”
Interestingly, it was a mutual agent friend who got the ball rolling. “She knew Wendy was looking to sell, Wendy was a customer of my husband Chris, an agent, so they already knew each other, and our friend knew we were looking for another shop,” explains Tracey. “The rest, as the saying goes, is history!”
Above: Polkadot in Keynsham.
