Shoon plans to open standalone shoe shop trio

Independent fashion retailer Shoon is to open three standalone shoe stores, each measuring 2,000 sq ft (185 sq m), this autumn.

The new stores will follow hot on the heels of Shoon's 5,000 sq ft (465 sq m) flagship, which opened on London's Marylebone Street recently after a fit-out costing almost£500,000.

All the new shoe outlets, at Kingston upon Thames, Guildford and Manchester, will be fitted by Cornish shopfitter John Richards, which also worked on the Marylebone store. The outlets have been designed by owner Rosalie Fiennes and work has already started on the Kingston shop, which is due to open this month.

Another Shoon fashion store is planned for the Southeast by the end of the year.