Best Kept Secrets Unearthed in Morpeth

The online gift shop is now available through n-e-life’s shopping mall, n-e-shopping.com.

Samantha, 20, from Manchester is in the third year of her degree at Newcastle University where she is studying Marketing. As part of her course, Samantha is undertaking a placement at Best Kept Secrets, the purpose of which is to expand the retail side of the business and gain some valuable work experience.

Samantha explains: “I have been tasked with expanding the consumer sales side of the business as Best Kept Secrets already does a roaring business to trade customers nationwide. I thought the best way to do this would be via the Internet.

“The store does have a website, however the purchasing facility on it was very slow and outdated and we found people didn’t have the time to spend filling in all of the required forms. Now, thanks to TNERP and n-e-shopping.com, people can purchase our products quickly, easily and most importantly, securely.”

Norma Foster, chief executive of TNERP, adds: “We developed n-e-shopping.com to encourage North Eastern retailers of any size to trade online.

“As Samantha has identified, it is the ideal way to reach a global marketplace without having to spend a lot of money on building, designing and maintaining a website.”

Best Kept Secrets sells a range of scented and novelty candles, oil burners and accessories. To find out more visit www.n-e-shopping.com and choose the Gifts & Flowers option.

A not-for-profit organisation and a fully owned subsidiary of the Regional Development Agency One NorthEast, TNERP represents the North East England online via its n-e-life.com website. It can also provide e-commerce advice, funding, e-tendering services and online shopping. For further information telephone 0191 487 2002 or visit www.n-e-life.com.