Dante’s Boutique relocates to Witton Street in Northwich

For Dante’s Boutique, run by Jenna and Shaun Bowers, the sad loss of Northwich institution Crafty Stitches in July resulted in an opportunity to move into its Witton Street shop.

With Jenna taking care of the boutique downstairs, husband Shaun runs DB 2.0 on the first floor – a business catering for everything skateboard related.

Jenna explained: “Dante’s Boutique started out on Castle many years ago at a tattoo shop which I was managing at the time and working as a piercer.

“But a couple of years ago, Shaun woke me up and said he wanted to run a skateboard shop in Northwich.

“He’d previously been a caretaker at a school and became good at repairing skateboards for the kids, and he enjoyed it."

Dante’s Boutique. Photo: Visit Northwich (Image: Visit Northwich)

The couple opened up on Church Road in December 2020, with both businesses under one roof, but had to close just weeks later due to the country entering another national lockdown.

“We opened again in April 2021, and things have gone well for us ever since,” Jenna added.

“Then the opportunity came for us to move into a prominent location on Witton Street.

DB 2.0. Photo: Visit Northwich (Image: Visit Northwich)

“I already knew Joan (Hubbard) and Louise (Hough) and jumped at the chance to take over the premises from them.

“Dante’s is basically a proper old-school hippy shop, so there’s loads of crystals, incense, oil burners and wax melts – and I will also continue to do my piercing which I’ve been doing since the Castle days.

“A lot of the stuff we have is handmade, and other items are things I’m selling for local traders.

“We’ve had plenty of people coming in purely out of curiosity to see what’s here, but they’re buying something too.

“It’s been going amazing so far, and I’m like a dog with two tails as we’ve had nothing but positive feedback from everyone.”

Dante’s Boutique is located at 48 Witton Street, and it is open every Tuesday to Saturday from 10am until 5.30pm.