No. 74 Delicatessen has traded from a Palmerston Street shopfront in Bollington since 2016, on the edge of the Peak District a short walk from the Macclesfield Canal. The counter runs on cheese and wine alongside cured meats, antipasti and a changing shelf of local produce, with coffee served through the week for anyone stopping to browse rather than shop. Christmas hampers are put together to order, built around whatever cheeses and preserves are in stock that month. The deli keeps short, deliberate hours, closed on Sundays and Mondays and shutting by mid-afternoon the rest of the week, which suits a trade built on regulars picking up lunch or planning a dinner rather than passing tourist footfall. Palmerston Street itself carries several other independent shops, giving the deli neighbours rather than competitors nearby.
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