My name is Naomii, I am the owner of Curio which is the only alternative shop in Truro, Cornwall.
The past year has been hard on all local businesses with a 40% drop in tourism in Cornwall. This has left everyone struggling to keep their businesses open.
I consider Curio to be more than just a shop, we are a little inclusive community, somewhere for Alternative, Neuro-divergent and LGBTQIA+ to feel comfortable shopping and hanging out with friends.
We need to raise funds to make a shift in direction moving away from High end Collectibles into Music and Pop Culture Clothing, Accessories and Merchandise. This will allow us to both fill a gap in the current market in Truro and stay open and continue trading.
Unfortunately this change of direction isn't possible without raising funds as its very expensive to order enough stock (especially clothes) to do a complete shop transformation.