All Change
Posted by IAN WATTS
COVID-19. Our story
Posted by IAN WATTS
What a strange few months it has been. No one could have predicted how Covid-19 has shaped our world. We have been extremely fortunate that all of us and our staff have remained free from the virus but our thoughts go out to those families that have not been so fortunate. We found ourselves in a very strange situation in March where we had shut down before the government officially ordered the lockdown. We did this to protect our staff and customers. Little did we know how long it would last. Fortunately for us, we were able to continue the...
Black Friday....Some deals aren't as good as they seem
Posted by IAN WATTS
With Black Friday upon us. We have offered a 20% discount across the board (except gift cards and shipping) which I think most will agree is a good deal. We feel that getting a discount on these days should be a genuine one. Unfortunately it seems that a lot of bigger retailers are manipulating the prices to give the illusion of a Black Friday discount. Which? research also found that 95 per cent of products in Black Friday ‘deals’ are cheaper or the same price after the sales. And 61 per cent are cheaper before Black Friday. In 2017, 49 per...
Waste, Recycling & Packaging
Posted by IAN WATTS
With the plight of waste, plastic and recycling in the forefront of everybodys mind. We thought we would let you know what we are trying to do at Jane's Boutique to offset as much as possible and to do our bit to help. The fashion industry is notoriously bad at creating needless waste we try wherever possible to recycle and reuse. When items come from the wholesaler there immediately 2 noticeable issues. The items either come on plastic hangers or in sealed plastic bags. We have approximately 300 plastic hangers per week. Believe it or not our local recycling centre...
Who Are We? How Did We Start?
Posted by IAN WATTS
Jane's Boutique is a small family run independent fashion boutique. We are a husband and wife team, Jane & Ian with Katie, Stacey & Trish that help on a part time basis. Jane has been selling clothes for many years and started at the big London markets in the 90's. Ian comes from a signmaking background of nearly 30 years. We also had an ice cream van and Jane would be out in the van in the summer & in the winter sell clothes from home. This carried on for a few years & we had gained a lot of...
New website design coming soon
Posted by IAN WATTS
Hi all. We are working hard to bring more feature to our website including filtering features, colour swatches, real time stock and easier navigation. We will release it as soon as its been tested fully to make sure you have the very best experience