Q&A with Owen Cahill, Retained Agent for Coffi Lab

Name: Owen Cahill

Role: Retained Agent for Coffi Lab

Who are Coffi Lab?

Coffi Lab’s vision is to define a new lifestyle in neighbourhood coffee, providing customers with warm hospitality, inspired store design and promotion of causes linked to personal wellbeing.

How many new stores are you targeting?

We’re looking to open 20+ stores.

Target locations?

Neighbourhood centres / strong suburbs and high street market towns across South Wales and the South West.

Size requirements?

We need a minimum of 1,500 - 1,750 sq.ft on ground floor. We are able to trade from the first floor as well.

Planning Use Class?

A3 Coffee Shop / E Class

Additional requirements?

Corner units are preferred but not essential, ideally space for outside seating.

Freehold or Leasehold?

Leasehold

Recent openings or new stores in the pipeline?

Monmouth, Marlborough, Abergavenny and Llandaff open and trading. Whitchurch, Cardiff opening mid-February closely followed by Rhiwbina and Llanishen which takes us up to 7 sites. Target is 15 stores by end of 2022. Target towns on requirement flyer attached. The target town list is not exhaustive.

Requirement Flyer