A raft of independent traders have taken over an empty shop in Barry to create a new 'business emporium'. Located on Holton Road, The Independents is hoping to bring a breath of fresh air and introduce more local traders to the town's high street.
Lauren Hay, the brains behind the new emporium, hopes the new venture will allow smaller independent businesses more opportunities to excel in the town. She explained: "We've got Wild Botanic, the plant shop, and we've got the rent a shelf up there, and we just wanted to make it a bigger shop."
'The Independents' - located in the previous Dorothy Perkins store - allows local traders to rent out an area to sell their stock. "There are so many big units on Holton Road that you're not going to be able to afford to start out on," Lauren explained. "The unit is massive and no one is going to be able to afford that alone."
