{"id":36401,"date":"2021-05-06T14:58:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=36401"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:30:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:30:19","slug":"independent-vintage-store-thrives-thanks-to-loyal-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/06\/independent-vintage-store-thrives-thanks-to-loyal-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Vintage Store Thrives Thanks to Loyal Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An independent business owner says her customers mean the world to her as she reopens after lockdown.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miss Samantha\u2019s Vintage opened three years ago because of owner Sam&#8217;s love for everything retro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam, 53, has built a close-knit community with her customers and has created a safe, welcoming space in her store which <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specialises in timeless pieces, ranging from swing dresses to petticoats the colours of the rainbow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While lockdown had been difficult, Sam has had the support of her loyal customers who engage with her online store and social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through her love of vintage, she has been able to connect with different people and build a great relationship with her customers, who she dares to be different.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCa6TMQebvQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An independent business owner says her customers mean the world to her as she reopens after lockdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,21,16,103],"tags":[264,506,168,597,14,38,658,131,659,323],"class_list":["post-36401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-news","category-top-stories","category-watch","tag-business","tag-covid","tag-fashion","tag-interview","tag-lockdown","tag-sheffield","tag-shop","tag-south-yorkshire","tag-vintage","tag-watch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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