Hailsham’s award-winning shop, Maybugs, has announced it is to open a third shop in Bexhill-on-Sea.
It’ll be bringing life back into the old British Bookshops and Stationers store in Devonshire Road in the busy seaside resort and is hoped to be open in June.
Work has already begun to renovate the property which will add to their portfolio of shops opened by the independent retailer since 2018. The second store in Terminus Road, Eastbourne was launched in 2021, in the middle of the pandemic.
Maybugs Ltd is owned by couple Greg Rose and John Dale, who say are on a mission to bring life back to empty shops on the local high streets. Greg commented: “We are thrilled to be bringing Maybugs to Bexhill. Last year we conducted a poll on our social media pages asking where people would like us to open, and Bexhill was the winner by miles. Over the next few months, we embarked on a fact-finding mission, to assess the viability of a Bexhill Store and trying to find the perfect location. Early this year we secured a site on Devonshire Road on a ten-year lease and since then we have been quietly working away in the background preparing for the launch.”
The new store opening will create six permanent jobs as well as several seasonal positions.
John said: “We are very much looking forward to bringing our unique take on gift retailing to Bexhill. Of course, customers should expect to find all the fabulous things we have become known for stocking at the other two stores, including brands such as Wrendale, Inis and JellyCat. However, there will be lots of new things exclusively stocked at the Bexhill branch too.”
He added: “Bexhill already has an array of fabulous independent retailers and big brands, and we hope to compliment the overall offering in the town, helping to draw in new shoppers and building relationships with the local community organisations too.”
The company also recently announced a brand new website boasting more than 2,000 products.
