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Posh Paws pet shop celebrates 10th anniversary
Posh Paws pet shop in Harrogate is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its opening.
Brother and sister Ben and Michaela opened the shop in April 2012, offering a unique personal shopping service for its customers.
The shop sells products for cats, dogs and other small pets, specialising in enrichment toys and natural treats as well as offering health and wellbeing advice for pet owners.
When asked how she was feeling about the shop’s 10th anniversary, co-owner Michaela said:
“I am excited and shocked, especially after working through Covid.
“I would just like to say thank you to all of our customers, past and present, who have supported us.”
To celebrate the 10-year milestone, Posh Paws sponsored the jubilee dog shows held over the bank holiday weekend. The winners of the competition were awarded with vouchers for the shop.
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Women’s networking event
Business Ladies around Harrogate (BLAH) is hosting a networking event on June 10th exclusively for women.
The event will focus on social media advertising and will be held at restaurant William & Victoria in Harrogate.
Guest speaker Rachel Hatfield from Shoo Social Media, will run the one hour workshop followed by an informal networking lunch.
BLAH aims to create an inclusive and friendly environment for business women in the Harrogate district that differs from traditional networking events.
The organisation offers monthly events on a number of different topics, including sales, marketing strategy and personal development.
Event manager, Fiona MacPherson said:
“When I set up my own business 13 years ago, I found attending networking events daunting, especially the larger networking groups which were very prescriptive.
“BLAH was a refreshing group of female business owners, who wanted to share their experiences and provide support / collaborate with each other.”
BLAH became a non-profit organisation in 2012 and is now run by volunteers, with the aim of organising low cost and accessible workshops.
Pet shop misses out on puppy boom during lockdown
Posh Paws, a pet supply shop on Leeds Road in Harrogate says it’s lost money during lockdown as people turned to online shopping instead.
Despite the increase in people buying puppies during lockdown, the owners said many of their customers have turned to online retailers for supplies as they don’t want to leave the house.
Brother and sister and joint owners, Michaela and Ben Stothard, told The Stray Ferret that people have been too scared to visit the shop due to coronavirus. Michaela said:
“A lot of people have ordered online because they don’t want to leave the house and that has affected us the most. A lot of people have asked us why we aren’t online but we don’t work like that. Me and my brother have been doing this for years now and we focus everything on our customers and their dogs.”
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Posh paws have been open throughout lockdown.
Unlike shopping online, Michaela and Ben have been providing a hands-on service throughout lockdown which has involved a home delivery service as well as taking dog leads to customer’s houses to try on their pets.
Michaela said:
“We are always there on hand to answer questions, whether that be on the end of the phone or on messenger. I think the hard things is letting people know that we are here and able to help in anyway.”
Posh Paws has all precautionary measures in place including screens, hand sanitiser and markers in order to keep their staff and customers safe.