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Over half of UK pet care buyers would rather cut back spending on themselves than on their pet
Pet product is a 2018 Christmas bestseller...already!
Change at the top for Pets at Home
PDSA launches £250,000 vehicle to boost animal welfare
Meet a company challenging the UK pet obesity crisis
Harringtons launches new TV ad campaign
AQUA 2019 shaping up to be a fantastic show
New '5-Weeks-Free' pet insurance solution for vets
Canny Company’s new eye-catching Point of Sale
Pooch & Mutt chews win The Grocer New Product Award
Scruffs new ‘Ellen’ Bedding Collection available in November
Lily's Kitchen extends Puppy range
Refurb completed at Pengelly & Mizen Vets
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Australian cockatoo stolen in raid on pet shop
OATA members get help to get ahead of the new licensing regime
Kittyrama and International Cat Care to exhibit at London Vet Show
Brambles sends out the right message
Garden centre raisies awareness of hedgehog plight
CSJ tells retailers to 'Calm Down' during firework season
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Revealed: Secrets of UK’s Pet Retailer of the Year
Pet owner finds stone in packet of dog biscuits
UK’s 'oldest' pet shop is put up for sale
Pet firm wins Business Start-up of the Year award
PATS reduces show’s impact on environment
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UK’s 'oldest' pet shop is put up for sale

 

A pet shop claiming to be the oldest in the UK has been put up for sale.

 

WE Howden in Coldstream, Berwickshire, was established in 1830 by George Wilson, the inventor of sheep dip, and has seen only four owners during its existence.

 

The company is being  sold by the Edinburgh commercial agency branch of Allied Surveyors and Borders-based solicitor and estate agent Hastings Legal.

 

According to Allied Surveyors, the business is trading from distinctive premises in Coldstream High Street. The B-listed frontage is easily identified by the Roman style columns each crafted from pink polished granite.

 

The current owner has operated the business for the past 45 years but has now decided to take retirement. He is only the fourth owner of WE Howden since 1830 and is now actively seeking a new owner who can continue its history and traditions, whilst also preserving the opulent fixtures and fittings in the shop. The dispensary in the front shop area, for example, was last fitted in 1896 and all of the fittings are original.

 

 

The business has a guide price of £175,000. It has an annual turnover of £160,000+, 30-35% gross profit.

 

To view the agents’ details of the sale click here

 

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