Teddy Station Southend on Sea

Founded in 2009 by Babs & Steve Kohler, Teddy Station has been bucking the trend of many Southend High Street retail stores by improving its sales performance this year. After starting their business in the middle of the recession, the Kohlers are looking forward to their third year, selling teddy bears and related accessories at their 1st floor shop in Victoria Plaza shopping centre.

“We started out as a small, make-your-own teddy shop selling teddy bear clothes and hosting children’s teddy parties, but we soon had change our business plan to encourage the more mature teddy bear lover to attract midweek sales,” says Steve. “So last year, we began to stock collectable Steiff bears and we now boast one of the largest Steiff collections in Essex with over a 100 bears to choose from.