Ever-popular regional retailer Yorkshire Trading Company is to open at the Flemingate centre in Beverley, East Yorkshire.
The long-established business has committed to a 10,300 sq ft store at Flemingate, joining the line-up of national and independent operators at the retail and leisure destination.
Yorkshire Trading Company will occupy one of the largest units at Flemingate, with the store expected to open in the next few weeks.
The opening will create around 25 full-time and part-time roles, with Yorkshire Trading Company currently hiring for the new Beverley team.
Yorkshire Trading Company is a multi-generational family business, based in East Yorkshire, with 34 stores in key locations, including York, Ripon, Skipton, Whitby, Knaresborough and Malton.
What began as a humble corner shop in Hull, in 1939, has developed into a growing retail business offering more than 10,000 products, in store and online. Yorkshire Trading Company specialises in a range of household essentials, DIY, clothing, garden products, and toys and games.
Flemingate is already home to leading national retailers such as H&M, Dunelm, Sports Direct, Superdrug, The Entertainer, Shoezone, Card Factory and Poundland, alongside independent businesses including Art & Soul, Baytree Interiors and Beverley Travel.
Flemingate is owned and operated by Hull-based commercial property and regeneration specialist Wykeland Group, which was advised on the Yorkshire Trading Company transaction by retail property consultants Rawstron Johnson and Pudney Shuttleworth.
Jason Platten, Wykeland’s Head of Retail and Leisure, said: “Yorkshire Trading Company is one of the region’s great high street success stories and we’re delighted to welcome them to Flemingate and Beverley.
“We’re sure Yorkshire Trading Company will be a very popular addition to Flemingate, driving further footfall to the centre and complementing the existing strong retail and leisure offering.
“Yorkshire Trading Company’s story began in our own home city of Hull and we’re proud to be supporting the company’s continued commitment to the high street and contribution to our region’s economy.”
Yorkshire Trading Company is now into the fourth generation of family ownership and employs almost 600 people across its head office and its stores in Yorkshire and surrounding areas, including Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Northumberland.
Mark Johnson, Operations and Compliance Manager at Yorkshire Trading Company, said: “Beverley is a location we’ve been looking at for many years. It’s a traditional market town, with a strong sense of community – we’ve just been waiting for the right unit, in the right place, to become available.
“Flemingate gives us exactly that, and we’re now working hard as a team to get the new store ready for opening. Beverley complements the other stores we have in the area, from Bridlington and Driffield to the north, down to Louth and Skegness in Lincolnshire.
“We’re proud to be working closely with local suppliers and contractors on the new Beverley store, underlining our commitment to the local economy and the region in which our business was founded and continues to be based.”
The addition of Yorkshire Trading Company further strengthens Flemingate’s retail offering, which is complemented by a vibrant food and leisure scene including Ambiente Tapas, Tomahawk Steakhouse, The Boardroom, Sumo Pan Asian, Firepit sports bar and Parkway Cinema.
It was also recently announced that FORE!, a new indoor golf and entertainment venue, is coming to Flemingate. Expected to open in September, FORE! will combine cutting-edge golf technology, entertainment and a social environment, featuring state-of-the-art golf simulator bays and a VIP suite for larger groups and parties.
