Tadworth based Alligator Pear, winner of the Home Counties, South & South East category at The Greats 2018, was featured in an eye-catching, double page spread in Time & Leisure magazine.
Entitled The Art of Gifting, the article featured an interview with founder and owner Maggie Thornton, who first opened her shop doors 20 years ago.
Speaking to the magazine, Maggie highlighted that the key to the shop’s ongoing success is that it is able to identify with what customers like to purchase.
“The challenge for me is defining our customers and buying for them. It’s not necessarily stuff that I would like for myself, but things that I would like to get other people – and there’s a big difference,” she pointed out.
Continued Maggie: “A lot of our customers tell me that they love the shop and that they can always find something that’s reasonably priced. I think that that’s the key.”
Exciting plans in the pipeline for Alligator Pear include a possible expansion and developing own brand products.
Top: A ‘Greats’ spread in Time & Leisure magazine for Greats 2018 winner Alligator Pear.
