
Renes in Lancaster crowned independent icon in its 70th year
Lancaster's Renes boutique marked seven decades of dressing the city's women in style by winning Independent Icon of the Year at the 2025 Drapers Awards.
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Lancaster's Renes boutique marked seven decades of dressing the city's women in style by winning Independent Icon of the Year at the 2025 Drapers Awards.

Four decades after opening on Church Street, Banks Lyon Jewellers has expanded into the former family shoe shop next door, creating a striking new showroom in Lancaster.

Blackburn family firm Ainsworth Jewellers marked 155 years in business and 60 years on Darwen Street with a weekend of celebrations led by its fifth-generation owner.

Billed as the smallest lingerie boutique in Britain, Raine & Bea on Moor Lane in Clitheroe pairs a designer's eye with free bra fittings and carefully chosen labels.

Preston vintage favourite Storm Cat moved into larger premises on Cannon Street in 2025, making room for badges, earrings and a new custom patchwork clothing concept.

From its headquarters and flagship store in Whalley, footwear brand LANX makes durable shoes and boots stamped with the Lancashire rose for men and women.

With more than 200 wedding dresses, private appointment rooms and a popular outlet department, The Bridal Collection on New Street is a go-to for Lancaster brides.