A new discount shop selling womenswear and childrenswear has opened in Ilkeston, located in one of the units at the town's former Co-op. Ilkeston Discount Chain Store Ltd promises some "great bargains".
The shop has been opened by long-term market trader Andy Hampton. On the rails are former chain store or high street liquidation stock. Andy carried on trading, often in Long Eaton and Chesterfield, despite a serious back injury in 2006, but now, aged 55, he has decided to quit outdoor trading for his own shop.
The store, in South Street, also stocks gifts, household goods and gardening tools. Andy, who is running the business with his wife Angie, said: "We've always done markets, steam rallies and car shows up and down the country, selling clothing, household goods and children's toys. I've decided to open the shop because of my disability. I broke my back in 2006, and years of putting marquees up as a hardened market trader has taken its toll on me.
