Hobgoblin brings a folky vibe to Two Colmore Square

FOLK music and instrument retailer Hobgoblin has opened a city centre store at property firm Nurton’s Two Colmore Square scheme in Birmingham.

Previously based at the Custard Factory, Hobgoblin which started from humble beginnings in the 1970s with its first shop in Crawley, has since grown to nine stores, which includes a recent store opening in Brighton.
 
The manager of the new shop, Mark McCabe, said Birmingham was top for sales for the firm having seen a significant upturn in the past 12 months.
 
“We chose the new location in the city centre as there was an obvious demand in Birmingham and we needed a decent amount of space on one floor and close to a major shopping district,” he said.
 
“Accessibility is also important to us, as people will travel to our shop from a distance because of our strong reputation on the folk scene. 

“We also stock an extensive range of instruments including handmade fretted instruments of all kinds and wind and percussion instruments from around the world. So three nearby stations and car parking really swung it for us.”
 
Nurton Developments has owned Two Colmore Square since 2004, extensively refurbishing it together with the adjoining Cannon House in two main phases at a cost of more than £10m.
 
CBRE and GVA act as joint letting agents on the building.