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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business

Home business innovation 2014: Go Eco Store

Name: Go Eco Store
Based: Norwich
Website: www.goecostore.co.uk

We relaunched our online eco business earlier this year, focusing on gifts as we identified a gap in the market. We have now brought together a range of products that includes recycled and handmade items from around the UK.

We have sourced a number of gifts that you wouldn’t usually find on any other websites by finding craft-style suppliers who normally only sell locally and giving them a more cost-effective solution to market when compared to Etsy, Folksy and the like.

Our collection includes unique gift ideas for the home, family and friends, from handmade jewellery to recycled glassware and limited edition prints to stylish sustainable eco furniture.

We are continually striving to find new ideas created by designers around the UK, using local provenance to support this along with an eco-friendly theme. The variety of materials that can be recycled continues to expand, helping to reduce waste and landfill.

We are trying to make the gift buying process for our customers more enjoyable by providing different and unusual items, improving our collection every month. Our aim is to continue with this and expand our range to over a thousand different products by the end of 2015, encouraging our suppliers to design and create new unique gifts.

Nigel Plant a director at Go Eco Store

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