The winner will receive 12 months of rents and rates, business mentoring, legal and accountancy support, broadband, a PDQ machine, marketing and PR services.  After opening the very first Gadget Shop in Princes Quay in 1991, Elvidge found huge retail success, with his own inventions being found in homes across the country. It became a market leading brand that was identified in a list of...

Form Shop & Studio is moving into the ground floor of 61-63 Humber Street, which has undergone a £1.2m redevelopment to make it a thriving centre for the creative arts. Form will open in its new home on Saturday, August 24. The move will enable Form to extend its range of prints and illustrations by local artists and provide a showcase for the work of emerging and established creatives who are...

Mother-daughter duo Julie and Zoe Omond joined forces to launch their new venture having outgrown their current premises in Hull city centre. In its spacious new location in 69 Humber Street, “GH&36” has been able to expand its extensive range of services and employ an additional two members of staff. With six dedicated treatment rooms and an open-plan beauty hall with nail and makeup counters,...

The Fruit Market retail community is welcoming back customers who have been missing their shopping trips to the waterfront urban village. While several Fruit Market businesses have continued to trade online during the lockdown and the Store On Pier Street has remained open throughout, selling essential items and serving the local community, other shops were forced to close. Now, independent...

The Hull-based commercial developer and property owner has let the 35,000 sq ft former New Look unit in Whitefriargate to growing retailer Durham Bed Centre. The Hull store will be the latest opening by Durham Bed Centre outside its heartland in the North East where it has seven stores and is the region’s largest independent bed and furniture retailer, wholesaler and manufacturer. The expansion...