Now is the time to buy. Locally, there's considerable competition between firms. Search out the best price while the rivalry lasts, for it seems that Rhuthun/Ruthin may be overstretching itself if it can support such a large number of suppliers.
What high street has a carpet shop these days? Since the late 1970s and early 1980s, they all seem to have deserted town centres, migrating to larger premises on retail parks.
Not in Rhuthun/Ruthin, though. At the moment, within the town and its industrial area, there are at least five such providers.
Longest established is Corwen Carpets, on Lôn Parcwr. Within the town, the next oldest is is Vale Carpets, from July 2008. It budded off from then open but now closed Ruthin Carpets, further up Well Street (I think there was a dispute and a fight to the death which, if true, indicates that there's room for but a few). Within the confines of the town centre itself, Vale Carpets has been the sole choice… till this year.*
In July, Castle Mews Carpets, also Well Street, began fitting out its shop, in the former Filby's unit that once supported the likes of Choo Choo, a previous gift shop and, if you go back far enough, John Bray Travel. Since Castle Mews Caprets announced its arrival, there's not been a great deal of activity and the shop still isn't open.
Between hearing of Castlemews Capret and today, a rival has opened on St Peter's Square. This is Tasker's. It opened this month. The shop is small but it's in a superb location and at last fills the empty void that hasn't been let since the demise of Majestic Travel. In the 1990s, Tasker had a carpet shop on Vale Street, Dinbych.
Finally, Uptown Furnishing (once at what is currently The Computer Shop) sold just soft furnishings. It moved first to the side of the former Lewis Electrics building on Lôn Parcwr and while still there Uptown has this year opened a showroom at The Gallery, Park Road (opposite Bridget Services, once the Urbanbuild Northern office till they moved to Lôn Parcwr and for a long time Rhuthun's launderette). Uptown's move enabled an expansion into flooring.
That results in incredible choice. People of Rhuthun: take advantage of this range while you can.
*—there have been times when Rhuthun has seen a significant number of carpet emporia: at the arrival in the early 1990s of Lôn Parcwr's Corwen Carpet Warehouse (as it was then called) were G & G Underlays and Home & Garden (also on Lôn Parcwr); Cameo Carpets, Clwyd Street; Clwyd Carpets & Furnishings, Clwyd Street; and GWC Furnishings, of course, the large furniture and carpet shop that extended from the current Cavendish Ikin to Costa, on two flours.
In November 1990, GWC and its proprietor were fined a total of £5,100 plus £1,180 costs under trades descrition laws. Some of its weekly newspaper advertisements claimed pre-sale prices that were fictitious and trading standards officers also found a mass-produced& spray polished stereo cabinet that GWC claimed was hand-finished; and a plywood cupboard with mahogany veneer claimed as mahogany. Even the time posted on GWC's adverts to get to GWC's Ruthin store were exaggerated: in 10 minutes from Mold, 20 from Wrexham, and 20 from Chester. GWC continued to advertise in the local newspaper and trade after the court case but went into liquidation in 1991.
What high street has a carpet shop these days? Since the late 1970s and early 1980s, they all seem to have deserted town centres, migrating to larger premises on retail parks.
Not in Rhuthun/Ruthin, though. At the moment, within the town and its industrial area, there are at least five such providers.
Longest established is Corwen Carpets, on Lôn Parcwr. Within the town, the next oldest is is Vale Carpets, from July 2008. It budded off from then open but now closed Ruthin Carpets, further up Well Street (I think there was a dispute and a fight to the death which, if true, indicates that there's room for but a few). Within the confines of the town centre itself, Vale Carpets has been the sole choice… till this year.*
In July, Castle Mews Carpets, also Well Street, began fitting out its shop, in the former Filby's unit that once supported the likes of Choo Choo, a previous gift shop and, if you go back far enough, John Bray Travel. Since Castle Mews Caprets announced its arrival, there's not been a great deal of activity and the shop still isn't open.
Tasker's Carpets' van and, behind, St Peter's Square shop, during fitting out
Between hearing of Castlemews Capret and today, a rival has opened on St Peter's Square. This is Tasker's. It opened this month. The shop is small but it's in a superb location and at last fills the empty void that hasn't been let since the demise of Majestic Travel. In the 1990s, Tasker had a carpet shop on Vale Street, Dinbych.
Finally, Uptown Furnishing (once at what is currently The Computer Shop) sold just soft furnishings. It moved first to the side of the former Lewis Electrics building on Lôn Parcwr and while still there Uptown has this year opened a showroom at The Gallery, Park Road (opposite Bridget Services, once the Urbanbuild Northern office till they moved to Lôn Parcwr and for a long time Rhuthun's launderette). Uptown's move enabled an expansion into flooring.
That results in incredible choice. People of Rhuthun: take advantage of this range while you can.
*—there have been times when Rhuthun has seen a significant number of carpet emporia: at the arrival in the early 1990s of Lôn Parcwr's Corwen Carpet Warehouse (as it was then called) were G & G Underlays and Home & Garden (also on Lôn Parcwr); Cameo Carpets, Clwyd Street; Clwyd Carpets & Furnishings, Clwyd Street; and GWC Furnishings, of course, the large furniture and carpet shop that extended from the current Cavendish Ikin to Costa, on two flours.
In November 1990, GWC and its proprietor were fined a total of £5,100 plus £1,180 costs under trades descrition laws. Some of its weekly newspaper advertisements claimed pre-sale prices that were fictitious and trading standards officers also found a mass-produced& spray polished stereo cabinet that GWC claimed was hand-finished; and a plywood cupboard with mahogany veneer claimed as mahogany. Even the time posted on GWC's adverts to get to GWC's Ruthin store were exaggerated: in 10 minutes from Mold, 20 from Wrexham, and 20 from Chester. GWC continued to advertise in the local newspaper and trade after the court case but went into liquidation in 1991.
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