Project:

Originally retained to secure temporary Christmas outlets on an annual basis since 2002, securing 12-15 stores each year.  Numbers of Christmas temporary stores have been increased for 2007 to 40 outlets throughout the UK to include Scotland.

Since 2004 Williams Gunter Hardwick has been retained to acquire permanent outlets with the chain trading from 42 stores (June 08) with additional outlets under offer.

Client:

Hawkin’s Bazaar (Shops) Ltd

Comments:

The company is now backed by Primary Capital, a private equity firm who funded a £42 million investment in August 2006.  Coupled with the company’s new and purpose built 200,000 sq. ft. head office and distribution centre in Norfolk, which has opened this year, will enable the chain to expand over the coming few years.