New tenants to move into St Stephen's
ST Stephen's shopping centre's ground floor will be fully let in April after two new tenants were signed.
The latest additions at the Ferensway centre include a toy retailer and Hull's first 24 hour gym.
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St Stephen's shopping centre saw just under nine million shoppers pass through the development last year
It means the main retail floor of St Stephen's will be fully let for the first time since the landmark development opened in 2007.
One of the new tenants is The Entertainer – the UK's largest independent toy retailer – which is set to open in a 4,000sq ft shop unit, located between Argos and TK Maxx, around Easter.
In another coup, a deal has been negotiated with Fit24, which has taken a 15,000sq ft outlet, set to open by April.
Centre manager Jim Harris said securing the new tenants was testimony to hard work and strong footfall figures at St Stephen's – with just under nine million people passing through the development last year, seven per cent up on 2008.
He said: "These deals principally came out of the success we had in the autumn.
"Tenants like to have successful schemes in successful cities and 2009 has been a fantastic year for the city and a strong year for St Stephen's.
"When the scheme opened there were 12 units let, including Tesco, but now the ground floor is completely full, which is fantastic."
He added: "You don't get anything for nothing and we have worked very hard to attract tenants."
The two new tenants come only three weeks after the Mail exclusively revealed fashion store Cult Clothing, whose Superdry brand boasts celebrity fans including David Beckham, is set to open at St Stephen's after Easter.
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by Charles, cott
Thursday, January 28 2010, 2:02AM
“Emma, Goole
It's not the parking ; it's the unlikely shops. So many "fashion" outlets for a city that is bottom of the table for income and education. Seems a recipe for decline blamed on the people on Hull for not supporting the "big idea".
Well we erl ger ter Tescur; innit?
Those looking to Hull to lead the UK out of recession will have their bones turn grey before anything stirs.”
by runner, hull
Thursday, January 28 2010, 12:41AM
“Emma,
you must reside in an alternative dimension. Hull is so well served with parking compared to other major cities. I t's bursting at the seams with council and privately run parking spots.”
by Tony, Edinburgh
Thursday, January 28 2010, 12:29AM
“Emma, Goole - this is a very positive story - yet more jobs for Hull, and more importantly, more shops for the public. Yet, you, choose to make your negative comments around the availability of parking in Hull city centre. However, coming from Goole, you are on the doorstep of a railway system that drops you right off next to the St Stephens shopping centre!! What more do you want? You moan like all typical car drivers who would drive their car through the front door of the shop if they could.”
by Chelsea Gonzalez, Hull
Wednesday, January 27 2010, 9:58PM
“I don't like the way that people in Hull all too often put a negative spin on a good news story. Two new tenants to SS (and the city) - it has to be good news doesn't it? It means more jobs available to Hull people.”
by not a lazy couch potatoe., Hull
Wednesday, January 27 2010, 9:41PM
“A 24 hour gym, and will it be an extortionate price to join ? There are people in Hull who would join a gym if it was not for the stupid high prices you have to pay.i was a member of the Octagon gym until the powers that be closed it down and that was lottery funded.So come on give us some where to exercise without feeling as if we have just been robbed!!!”