Shrewsbury Jessops branch one of first to reopen
A Shropshire branch of relaunched camera chain Jessops has become one of the first in the country to re-open following a takeover by Dragons Den star Peter Jones.
The Jessops store in Mardol, Shrewsbury, is one of just 13 outlets in Britain which have re-opened in recent weeks, with many former members of staff reinstated to their old jobs.
The Shrewsbury outlet started trading again on Thursday.
It is not yet known if any other Jessops stores in the county will re-open, although it has been confirmed Shrewsbury's other branch on Castle Street will not.
Peter Walker, a team leader at the Mardol branch and a former manager of the Shrewsbury's Castle Street store, said staff had been taken on from both Shrewsbury stores and the former Wolverhampton and Worcester branches.
He said: "The reopening was all very 'hush hush' but it was confirmed to us on March 18 the store would reopen, and it was officially relaunched on Thursday."
