00:00 We look like a brand, I think.
00:02 Yeah.
00:04 We don't look out of place, you know, in somewhere like Stockport.
00:08 And we've already had good feedback this morning.
00:11 We've only been open a couple of hours, so that's really, really nice
00:14 and, you know, hopefully it'll continue.
00:16 A unique coffee shop has opened in Stockport today on the 16th of November.
00:21 The Coffee House is an independent coffee company known for its daily
00:25 handmade fresh food and roasted coffee beans,
00:27 and a brand new store now sits in Merseyway Shopping Centre in Stockport.
00:31 The business was created in 2011 by two brothers, Chris and Stephen,
00:36 in the small Cheshire village of Lim,
00:38 and now it has expanded to include 18 premium coffee shops across the North West.
00:43 Each of the stores pays homage to the community it is situated in,
00:47 with exclusive wall murals showcasing the area's landmarks.
00:50 The new Stockport store also has furnishings crafted by the brother's father,
00:54 adding to the handmade nature of the business.
00:57 We make everything ourselves, so from our cakes to all our food in the fridge,
01:02 we roast our own coffee, we bake our own tea cakes and bread.
01:08 So it's really, really good because we can kind of make whatever product we want to.
01:13 Even down to the table tops and the counter, the dad does that.
01:17 It's quite a family-run kind of business and truly independent.
01:21 When we first opened in Lim, up until about five or six stores,
01:26 they used to use the farm in Lim to get the milk from,
01:30 to the point of, you know, Chris and Steve would go down there,
01:32 pretty much know the names of the cows and things like that.
01:35 So it was really kind of, and they used to use a local bakery,
01:39 local butchers, which I still think they use,
01:41 so we're quite proud of that really.
01:45 It's amazing that we've managed to get a new store open
01:49 just before we kind of properly launch Christmas, which is this weekend.
01:53 We've had so much excitement in the town about another new fantastic coffee shop opening.
01:59 It's brilliant to see that new businesses are coming and joining the town.
02:04 Brilliant to see that business is such high quality.
02:07 This is a beautiful, beautifully fit out store.
02:10 It's run independently by two brothers.
02:12 We always talk about shopping local, keeping things local,
02:15 supporting local businesses, supporting independence.
02:18 We've got the Christmas period now, so come out into your high streets,
02:21 come out into your local communities and try and spend your money locally
02:25 and try and support those businesses who are here all year round for you.
02:28 We tend to put ourselves on high streets where we can really make a difference.
02:32 Yeah, the last place we opened, you know, the unit had been closed for nine years,
02:37 so it's fully, like, empty.
02:39 You know, and having a coffee shop, bringing people in, friends and family can meet,
02:45 then while they're here they can go shopping.
02:48 Everyone's trying to bring back the high street,
02:50 and by bringing, you know, an independent chain into the streets, it brings people in.
02:56 Everyone's working together to change the way that people use the high streets again.
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