Support your locals: How businesses in Ancoats deal with the current situation

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting businesses all over the UK, resulting in shutdowns of restaurants, shops and cafés.

Ancoatsvibes gives a small overview of how businesses in Ancoats cope with the current situation and how you can still support them.

A lot of shops decided to set up up websites for pick up and delivery. Amongst them is the Ancoats Kitchen & Deli on Radium Street:

Other businesses doing online delivery are SevenBro7hers, Erst and Pollen Bakery.

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Shop update!! We’ve added a selection of our bottles to our online shop! We’re doing free delivery within a 4 mile radius of Erst tomorrow 5-8! Collection from Erst available 5-7! Link in the bio Thanks again to everyone for the support so far X

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Supermarkets like the Ancoats General Store and the Companio Bakery are still open as usual but take some precautionary measures in times of the outbreak:

Besides that, Ancoats Coffee Co. extended their online store selection with all their coffees, merch and vouchers. They also offer free shipping on all orders over £25 and include the option of local pickup.

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Free Shipping and Local Pickup In light of the fact we have had to close our cafe for the foreseeable future we have made some changes to our online store. We are now offering free shipping on all orders over £25. All you need to do is add the Discount Code SELFISOLATE at the checkout to get your coffee shipped free 🙂 Furthermore we have also added the option to pick up your coffee if you live locally. We will be offering you the chance to pick up your coffee ordered online every Friday between 10am and 1pm. Just select local pickup at the checkout and then on Friday call 01612283211 on your arrival between 10am-1pm to the roastery and we will get your coffee to you. Finally just to clarify the current situation as things have been moving pretty quickly of late. The cafe is closed for the foreseeable future but we are still fufilling all online orders and wholesale commitments. Stay safe and shop local folks. #ancoatscoffeeco #manchestercoffee #shoponline #independentbusiness #onlineshopping #freeshipping #localpickup

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