September 2015
Shop one, Oldham town centre
After a good few years behind other people's chairs, Jason Kenny opens his own shop in Oldham town centre.
Our story · 2015 to now
We do things differently.
Three burglaries, a building falling down, a death bug, a shop dog called Lemmy and a lot of haircuts. Here's how Cut Throat Kenny got to Royton.
Year one
Three burglaries and a building falls down
The shop gets burgled three times in the first twelve months, and the building opposite falls down. We stay busy anyway.
The original
Antiques, taxidermy and a ceiling of pin-ups
Customers start bringing antiques and taxidermy as gifts, and they become the decor. Thousands of pictures go up on the ceiling. Lemmy the shop dog arrives as a pup, and the Cut Throat Kenny death bug starts driving round town. Local artist Simon Turner draws the first logo, which we keep for about six years.
Two and a half years in
A bigger house round the corner
Too busy for the first shop, we move round the corner to a bigger one. We try everything there: selling beer, clothes, arcade machines to play while you wait, and a few wild Christmas parties.
Then
Royton opens, three miles up the road
A second shop opens on Rochdale Road in Royton. We run both for three years.
Now
All in on Royton, seven days a week
When the Oldham lease ends, Jason closes it and refurbishes and expands Royton to open seven days. He wanted to cut hair, not sit in an office.
Community
Sponsoring Jack Kilgannon and Oldham Athletic
We're proud sponsors of local boxer Jack Kilgannon and our local football club, Oldham Athletic. More years of cutting your hair to come.
Thanks for reading. We'll keep updating this as the story goes on.
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