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Cumbrian store extends range after refit

Levens Village Shop has this year undergone an extension, a refit, and has changed supply partner.

Nisa retailer Vanessa Riley has extended the range available at her store, located near Kendal in Cumbria, after a store extension and refit. Levens Village Shop, located near Kendal, is an integral part of the community with almost 300 customers using the store every day, equating to nearly a quarter of the population.

The improvement work has seen the unusually shaped store made more uniform enabling Vanessa to make better use of the space and incorporate new lines.

The extension was carried out in January and saw the shop grow in size, as well as creating storage space for stock. The store was also refitted in the summer and has since moved its supply partner to Nisa.

Vanessa, who runs the store with her partner Dave, said: “The shop was too small and a strange shape, so we changed that and added more chillers and freezers. That’s when we decided we needed to change our supplier and we moved to Nisa.

“I was really pleased to be able to get the Co-op range for the shop, that was a really important factor for me, and we have had so much support and a great service from Nisa since before we even made our first order.”

The store also features an extensive range of locally supplied products, including cakes, breads, eggs, honey, and alcohol.

Riley added: “We wanted the shop to have a point of difference – not a farm shop but a balance between good everyday value and some really nice products that you can’t pick up at a supermarket.”