New OneBeyond discount store opens in Hartlepool's Middleton Grange Shopping Centre
Shopping centre bosses are “delighted” following the arrival of a new store in town.
The ribbon was cut for modern discount outlet OneBeyond, in Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, Hartlepool, earlier this week.
Barnsley-based OneBeyond opened its first store in 2019 and is touted as one of the United Kingdom’s fastest-growing value retailers, now operating more than 100 stores nationwide.
Darron Hitchcock, area manager at OneBeyond, said: “We are really excited to be the latest addition to Middleton Shopping Centre and we look forward to seeing customers, new and old, in the days and weeks ahead.”
The new OneBeyond store sits in the premises previously occupied by River Island.
Middleton Grange Shopping Centre is owned by the Hartlepool Development Corporation, which is looking to secure its financial future and transform the complex in the years to come.
Shopping centre manager Nik McDonald said: “I'm delighted to see OneBeyond open its doors.
“Attracting growing national retailers shows the confidence businesses have in both the centre and Hartlepool.
“We wish the team every success and look forward to working with them and seeing shoppers enjoy everything the new store has to offer.”
The shopping centre, which is on course to lose around £1.21m in the current financial year, is due to undergo a £13.8m redevelopment.
The project features the partial demolition of the north east corner of the premises as well as the arrival of a new Nuclear and Electrical Trades Academy at the former Binns building.
Shopping centre representatives said earlier this year that “good quality retailers” were interested in moving to Middleton Grange.