Smilers takes over former Amyson's South Side shop

The company's main shop at Vazon does not have a large display window, but owner Caroline La Touche was busy last week stocking the new shop, the former Amyson's shop on South Side, and its shop front, with various ranges of menswear, including some new lines.

'I thought after speaking to the previous owners that there would be a niche market here for a men's shop,' she said.

'Our stock will be very different to Amyson's but the service will be similar, and I do think the Bridge is going to be an up-and-coming area.'

Mrs La Touche has worked for Smilers for the past 19 years, the past eight as owner of the business. There have been Smilers shops on the Bridge in the past, and in Town and at Cobo, while the main shop in Rue des Goddards, Vazon, will stay open – 'exactly as it is,' she said.