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Clarks opens º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Originals store in building company was founded in nearly 200 years ago

The Somerset-headquartered retailer also has a Clarks Originals branch in London

Clarks Originals has opened in Street in Somerset(Image: Clarks)

Shoe retailer Clarks has opened a store in the building the company was founded in nearly 200 years ago.

The Clarks Originals branch in Street, in Somerset, is the second º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Originals store for the retailer and will sell shoes including the Desert Boot and the Wallabee. The other Originals outlet is on Berwick Street in Soho, in London.

The Somerset store will showcases key moments from the brand’s history, including archival shoe fobs, how signature styles are constructed, and the Clarks in Jamaica book, that marks the long-standing connection between Clarks Originals and the island’s culture, the company said.

Shoes from the brand’s collaborations will also be on display including the recent 80s-inspired Clarks Originals x Levi’s Vintage collection and streetwear brand Supreme.

Customers to the store, which is open from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, will also experience the brand’s latest launches and campaign films on screens around the shop.

The announcement comes just days after Clarks said the majority of workers at its warehouse in Somerset had now signed new terms and conditions amid an ongoing strike over a so-called 'fire and rehire' policy.

Last month more than 100 Clarks staff at the shoe retailer’s Westway warehouse in Street walked out over the policy saying it would reduce pay and conditions.

But Clarks said the policy would help protect the future of the firm, which was founded in 1825, after it posted a record loss of £180m for the last financial year, including a £600m drop in revenue - down 45%.