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Creative Roundup – Small Business Saturday – 10 of our Favourite Small Independent Shops in South Belfast

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We have our decorations up, it’s Christmas time and its Christmas shopping time and it’s Small Business Saturday. Buying from local businesses helps support the local economy and helps our city thrive. We are very lucky to have our Malone studios close to the Lisburn Road, Stranmillis Road and Botanic which all have a great selection of small independent businesses, meaning we can do our Christmas shopping in our lunch break! For this week’s Creative Roundup because it’s Small Business Saturday and it’s Christmas shopping season we are highlighting 10 of our favourites of these independent retail businesses close to our Malone studios that are perfect for Christmas shopping or just for treating yourself.

1. Maven

Independent homeware, lighting and furniture store that sells beautiful furniture as well as smaller homeware items and candles that make lovely gifts.

 

2. Book, Paper Scissors 

Lovely independent bookstore which also sells some lovely stationery and cards.

 

3. No Alibis Bookstore Botanic

Another great local independent bookstore which also runs lots of events.

 

4. Ulster Museum Shop Stranmillis Road

Not strictly speaking a small business, but the proceeds from sales go to support the work of National Museums NI and it does sell loads of local makers work and is actually an amazing place to buy gifts for people of all ages.

 

5. Refill Quarter Lisburn Road

Zero waste and refill shop that sells some lovely things.

 

6. Arcadia Belfast Lisburn Road

Brilliant local delicatessen with a really good range of products and hampers.

 

7. Yellow Door Deli

Delicatessen selling a range of delicious foods.

 

8. Eatwell Whole Foods Lisburn Road

Health food shop that also has natural health and beauty products perfect for gifting.

 

9. French Village Lisburn Road

Bakery and delicatessen, selling amazing local products and groceries as well as baked goods.

 

10. Rhiannons Cakes and Bakes Stranmillis Road

Bakery with a great selection of traditional traybakes and buns.

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