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Mar
Halls of Ripon, the city's only department store, will re-open with new traders from tomorrow morning (Wednesday, March 13).
The store on Fishergate closed for a major revamp and reconfiguration in January.
Ahead of tomorrow's reopening, the Stray Ferret was invited for a sneak peek at the new-look layout.
Halls of Ripon director Mike Cooper (pictured above) said:
He added:
Hedley Hall's vintage vehicles and collectables
The reconfiguration has increased floorspace and Mr Cooper added:
Halls of Ripon's expanded offer includes a wide range of women's fashion.
Owned by Ripon-based property investment and development company Sterne Properties Ltd, the former Wrens store re-opened under its new Halls of Ripon branding in July 2021.
Operations director Barry Cooper, who works alongside his father Mike and runs the Red Buttons Jewellers in Halls, said:
Simon Richardson with his Timeless Treasure stall, is one of the three new entrants.
He added:
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