Dunelm superstore to open with festive fanfare at Flemingate

The new Dunelm superstore at Beverley’s Flemingate centre will open this week with music, free food and drink, competitions and giveaways, and a visit from Father Christmas. The UK’s No. 1 homewares retailer has taken over the former Debenhams department store to become Flemingate’s new anchor operator. Dunelm has taken a 10-year lease on the two-storey unit to bring its new multi-department...

Local landmarks and fantasy themes bring a new look to empty units

King Billy has joined King Edward and the creatures of the deep have surfaced in Whitefriargate as part of a new trail designed to entice more people into Hull city centre. The joint initiative by HullBID and Visit Hull is breathing new life into vacant retail units in the run-up to Christmas, with five windows decorated already and seven more to be transformed early in 2022. Kathryn Shillito...

Billboards and brochure put small businesses in the shop window

From pocket-size pictures to big, bright billboards, HullBID is helping local independent traders promote their Christmas specials to shoppers at home and on the move. The BID has joined forces with Visit Hull to showcase 100 retail outlets across the city centre in a new brochure as part of the “We know a place…” campaign. The retail brochure has a print run of 20,000, with 15,000 copies...

Hull-based green cleaning company expanding with new 32,000 sqft site

Hull-based green cleaning company Bio-D has announced its relocation to a new 32,000 sq ft site after seeing a significant rise in demand for its range of eco-friendly cleaning products. Located at the Marfleet Environmental Technology Park in Hedon Road, Bio-D has invested more than £600,000 on the new site, which has double the amount of factory space compared with its previous...

Homewares favourite Dunelm to bring latest superstore format to Flemingate

Leading homewares retailer Dunelm is coming to Beverley’s Flemingate centre. Dunelm is bringing its new superstore format to Flemingate and will take over the former Debenhams department store to become the centre’s new anchor operator. Flemingate’s owner, Wykeland Group, has secured the leading retailer in the latest major boost for the thriving retail and leisure destination. Dunelm has taken...