Alabaré's Wilton Emporium reopens after burglary
A small number of items were taken, but damages have cost the charity significant income
A charity in Salisbury says it's delighted to have reopened one of its shops after it was burgled last weekend.
Alabaré's Wilton Emporium was targeted by thieves on Saturday night, and while only a small number of items were stolen, the damage caused meant it had to shut for the early part of this week.
But today (11/3), the organisation was able to open doors to customers again.
Nicola Dunford, Principal lead for Legacies, Individual Giving and Retail, said it is "absolutely brilliant" that the doors are open once more.
"I was up there first thing this morning with my staff," she said, "They're excited to be reopening, really keen to get going and really pleased to see people kind of noses pressed to the window trying to come in early this morning."
A police investigation is ongoing, with anyone with information is asked to contact Wiltshire Police on 101, quoting reference number 54260028224.
A distressing time for staff
Nicola said it's been a difficult few days for the people working at the store, telling us they've been "quite flat" since the incident.
"It doesn't feel nice for them to have had somebody in their space," she said, adding that people working there feel like it's a second home.
But she thanked the community for it's strong response, with people coming to help tidy up the site as well as financial support via a JustGiving page, which aims to help cover some of the repair expenses and get the shop up and running again.
Nicola said that it's had a significant financial impact.
"Every day we have an expectation of income from both of our shops and to have 50% of our retail organisation, part of the organisation closed for two days has a big financial impact," she said.