Big name retailers being encouraged to high street

Thu, 13 Feb 2014

Strand Street is set to benefit from major investment when Cotton Traders opens its doors in March.

That’s the view of the Douglas Development Partnership which has welcomed the new retailer.

Cotton Traders was founded in 1987 and sells men and women’s clothes – it will open on March 1st.

Seven people will be employed by the company – a manager, supervisor and five sales assistants.

Development manager Chris Pycroft says there’s now a good mix between big names and smaller stores: