Owners of popular independent shop planning to double size of business

The team behind Whispers Boutique has announced that the shop at the shopping village in Salhouse will be doubling in size over the next few months.

The shop specialises in women’s clothing, accessories and gifts and is the second store that the mother and daughter team, Denise and Claire Harris, have opened under the Whispers Boutique name.

Whispers Boutique moved into a unit in Black Barn Farm in August (Image: Whispers Boutique) Claire said: “We moved from the stall into a permanent unit in August.

“We now have the option to knock through into the empty unit next door and double the size of our shop.

“We have decided to go for it.

“We are really pleased with how it has been going and have a great team in both shops.

“It is a lovely place to have a shop and we are surrounded by small businesses.

“It is very exciting.”

Denise (left) and Claire (right) Harris are the mother and daughter team that runs the two shops (Image: Claire Harris) Whispers Boutique first opened a stall at the shopping village in April that sold a limited selection of gifts, bags, jewellery and accessories.

Moving into the permanent unit in August meant that the shop could start selling more women’s clothing, which is what the shop in Taverham specialises in.

The shop sells a range of clothing, gifts and accessories (Image: Whispers Boutique) Claire said: “Our clothes and bags are the main draw for our customers.

“This is a chance for us to make the boutique at Black Barn Farm a bit more reflective of our Taverham shop.

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“We have a great support of ladies who shop brands that only we stock in the area.

“We are also considering putting some menswear in the barn location.”

The boutique started life in Taverham and still has a shop there (Image: Whispers Boutique) Work to expand the site will begin in December with the fully expanded shop open in January – but the boutique will remain trading throughout the season. 

Whispers Boutique can be found at Black Barn Farm in Salhouse and at the Craft Centre in Fir Covert Road in Taverham.