Shearer Candles is expanding its retail portfolio with the opening of a third store in Glasgow today.
The family owned manufacturer has invested around £50,000 to launch in the west end of the city on Byres Road.
The business said it had decided to go for an additional high street site after seeing a surge in sales after it opened in Princes Square one year ago.
Direct consumer trade was said to have tripled within three months of that store opening.
Shearer also has a long standing retail operation at its manufacturing base and headquarters in the Govan area of the city.
Stephanie Barnet, director of Shearer Candles, said: “We have been building our brand steadily for years and extending into retail was something we always envisaged.
“We opened The Candle Store within our factory 13 years ago and since then we’ve been expanding and building a loyal customer base which gave us the encouragement and necessary sales projections to take the leap into opening our own shop in the city centre.
“The success of the Princes Square store, especially during the festive period and January sales, was proof of the advantages of having a presence on the high street and when the opportunity arose to have our own west end location it made perfect business sense to go ahead.”
Shearer Candles, formed in 1897 and owned by the Barnet family since the 1970s, employs 60 at its factory and shops. Two additional staff members have been hired for Byres Road.
Ms Barnet added: “A few years ago we invested in state-of-the-art machinery and extrusion technology which enabled us to double our production so we have the infrastructure already in place to up production to cope with a third outlet.”
The company exports its candles around the world.
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