Independent gift shop Painted Elephant opens pop-up shop in Newark’s Buttermarket ahead of Christmas

A familiar name has returned to the town centre with a pop-up shop.

Painted Elephant has now opened a pop-up shop in the colonnades section of Newark’s Buttermarket and will stay for the next few weeks

The independent family run business is stocking a range of items aimed at the gift giving market as shoppers gear up for Christmas.

The pop-up will be open five days a week from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 4pm each day, and closed on Sundays and Monday.

Earlier this year Painted Elephant closed its main store on Castlegate after eight years of business.

Owner, Ben Adams, said: “The opportunity arose for us to come back and we took it.

“It’s good to be back and we’ll be here until Christmas.

“We’ve only been open for a few days so far and we’ve already had people popping in to say it’s nice to see us again.

“As a pop-up we can’t do everything we used to do, so we’re focusing on giftable, nice things.”

Items include jewellery, clothing, and a range of unique Christmas decorations.

The shop will be provideing updates on their social media channels and encourage people to follow them.