Boost Your Business with a Permanent Stall at Bygone Times | Bygone Times

Bygone Times may be the leading antiques centre in Lancashire, but it is also home to over 500 local businesses and independent traders from across the North-West, and not all of them exclusively sell antiques, vintage or collectables. Bygone Times is a thriving community of creativity, with a range of stallholders, from clothing, toys and DIY to music, books, craft, memorabilia and beyond.

For businesses and entrepreneurs across Lancashire and the North-West, Bygone Times is the perfect place to nurture your business, whether you’re clearing out some stock at home or expanding a digital enterprise to physical storefront.

Finding the right location and facility can be a very important factor that determines the success or failure of a local business – Bygone Times has dedicated many years curating a community and customer base that enjoys the niches and uniqueness of independent trade.

Here are just some of the reasons why Bygone Times could transform your passion or niche into a profitable venture with a permanent stall of cabinet.

Access a High-Footfall, Diverse Audience

For businesses launching from scratch, building a reliable customer base can be of the most difficult parts. Bygone Times enjoys an abundance of friendly and curious visitors with a range of interests, attracting thousands of eager shoppers every week, comprising a variety of age groups, including local Lancastrians and tourists.

Thanks to our strong presence and popularity, new businesses can harness Bygone Times’ reputation. We handle the marketing, security and facilities – Simply secure a stall or cabinet and let the shoppers discover your product.

With many visitors making a day of it, and some looking for specific product ranges or niches like antique furniture or something for a man cave, Bygone Times’s diverse audience provides opportunities to virtually every type of retailer.

Create a Personalised Display

A stall or cabinet at Bygone Times, no matter how big or small a space, allows creative businesses to personalise and style their storefront to showcase your brand. By displaying your business cards or creating stunning Instagram reels, businesses can capture the imagination of Bygone Times’ customers, and acquire potential punters either online or in-store.

Referred to as the “Bait & Switch” effect, not every Bygone Times visitor will shop on the first day, but discovering your stylish stall introduces customers to your brand.

Drive Long-Term Incremental Sales & Customer Loyalty

Although one-off sales are valuable and part-and-parcel of any retail business, repeat business and incremental sales are the driving force of successful ventures. With a physical space at Bygone Times, irrespective of location and square footage, gives your brand a physical home.

Bygone Times customers are a large and welcoming client base for your business, as they frequently visit the Grove Mill to see what’s new.

Bygone Times for your Business, Home for Living

Running a business can be exciting, enthralling, challenging, stressful, AND… it can very quickly take over your life. With lofts and hallways packed with boxes and your living room housing inventory, Bygone Times offers the chance for retailers and online traders to move their stock to our place, keeping work and home separate.

Freeing up valuable space and time to switch attention to product sourcing, restoring, replenishing and managing business strategy, it’s likely your business will become more organised, effective and effect by operating from a third-party facility.

Affordable Stalls = High Profit Margins for Businesses

Bygone Times are champions of local businesses and creative entrepreneurs, as we continually host some of the best talent and most unique suppliers from across our historic county.

There’s no doubt that we live in challenging times, and keeping overheads down is crucial for your bottom line.

Bygone Times keep our rent as affordable as possible, giving businesses the change they need to maximise profits and prosper.

Space	Starts from (Per Calendar Month)
Secure Cabinets	£47
35 sq. ft. Stall	£70

Are you ready to get started at Lancashire’s Leading Antiques Centre?

Whilst there are regularly opportunities to move in, openings aren’t usually open for long. If you’re ready to scale your business, discover a huge customer base and meet some great people along-the-way from our thriving community, send an email to rents@bygonetimes.co.uk.