Paul and Beverley Platten, who run Something Different in Great Yarmouth s Regent Road.
- Credit: Paul Platten
The owner of an independent gift shop in Norfolk has closed it until February after business boomed online.
Paul Platten, who runs Something Different in Great Yarmouth’s Regent Road, has seen online orders double since the start of lockdown in November.
He s now sending out goods to the value of £600 to £700 a day and estimates that he is 20pc up on last year.
Instead of reopening when lockdown eased, he and wife Beverley will be redecorating the shop ahead of February.
Mr Platten said he has just signed a lease on the premises, from January, for another six years.