UK’s First Vegan Shop
Londoners living cruelty-free lifestyles welcome the country’s new all-vegan grocery and shoe shop.
By Liz Miller
First it was an all-vegan, double-decker café, and now 2010 has brought London dwellers an all-purpose, herbivore store to satisfy every shopping need. Since opening in February, Vx—pronounced "V cross," for its location near London's Kings Cross station—has offered locals everything from cruelty-free clothing to plant-based groceries and baked treats. Shoppers can peruse the selection or grab a soy latte and relax in the shop's basement lounge. The Secret Society of Vegans, a vegan clothing company founded in 2004, owns and operates the shop. Despite its many vegan-friendly restaurants and cafés, Vx is the first all-vegan retail and grocery store to open in London.
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Posted: Apr 12 2010 05:28AM By Chastity
This is so amazing! London is my favorite city and I'm so glad that I'll have some really awesome places to go when I visit!
Posted: Apr 12 2010 16:33PM By Michael
It certainly is not the UK's first vegan shop. The One Earth shop in Birmingham is also an all-vegan retail and grocery store. Though I do not know when it first opened it has been there for over a decade. I first visited it in 1999.
Posted: Apr 12 2010 22:37PM By Bryan
Not to mention Unicorn Grocery in Manchester - a vegan supermarket, no less.
Posted: Apr 13 2010 02:56AM By Veganline.com famous for Bouncing Boots
First vegan cafe & shoe shop in London (probably)
Posted: Apr 13 2010 08:43AM By VegNews
Thank you for the insight, everyone! Our apologies for overlooking these other great, vegan businesses.
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