FINDING her feet in her first retail venture is businesswoman Laura Parry.

The 28-year-old has opened the doors of her new Love Shoos shop which is located in Princes Court, Silver Street, Ramsbottom. And it’s certainly a case of “from Russia with love” for Laura and her customers.

She explained: “I stock a range of Betsy and Keddo footwear which actually come from Russia. Both are made by the same company and I’m the only shop in the UK to sell them.

“Keddo shoes are for men and women, while Besty is for women. Since I opened the shop, I’ve definitely had a good response from people, especially the ladies.”

Laura is delighted that she has been able to launch Love Shoos in the town and hopes that footwear fans will support the newly-launched business.

Previously, she graduated with a fashion degree from Huddersfield University before going into visual merchandising which involved creating eye-catching window displays for Next and BHS.

“When the opportunity came along to open my own shop, I thought I had enough fashion experience to do it myself,” added Laura. “It just fell on to my lap, really. The premises used to be a ladies’ fashion shop.”

Laura feels that she is in the right location to build a booming business. “Ramsbottom is an up and coming town and there’s plenty of nice shops here. It’s always busy and Ramsbottom has marketed and managed itself sufficiently well enough to bring in people. It’s a nice little town.”