Despite the setback, Furnish & Fettle's husband and wife team Glyn and Eleanor Goddard said there would be no job cuts and all of the staff would move to their branch inThe decision to move away from Crescent Road is part of a “change of direction” for the family-run business, which said it want to learn lessons from the pandemic and respond to the changing economic climate.
“Footfall has changed dramatically over the past couple of years and the marketplace has polarised,” said Furnish & Fettle owner Glyn Goddard. “The more price-sensitive shoppers are increasingly turning to the internet, while at the other end of the spectrum are people looking for expertise and service, and these are the majority of our clients.