Wing Yip
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail (Grocery), Wholesale/Export (Grocery), Real estate |
| Founded | Birmingham, England (1969) |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, England |
Key people | Woon Wing Yip (Chairman) |
| Products | Chinese/Oriental groceries, Store branded sauces |
| Revenue |  GBP 74.4 million (2004)[1] |
| GBP 3.4 million[1] | |
Number of employees | 300+[2] |
| Subsidiaries | W Wing Yip & Brothers Trading Group Ltd W Wing Yip & Brothers Property and Investments Ltd |
| Website | www.wingyip.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 榮業行 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 荣业行 | ||||||||||
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Wing Yip is a Chinese supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, founded in 1969.
The current Birmingham store now also serves as its headquarters office, warehouse, and national distribution centre. The company has superstore branches in Manchester and Greater London (namely, Croydon and Cricklewood). In addition, the company has expanded into wholesale and export (international trade), and real estate development/management, such as siting its stores within larger commercial centres.[3]
Founder
The founder, Woon Wing Yip, was born in Dongguan, Guangdong in 1940. He arrived in United Kingdom from Hong Kong in 1959 with 10 pounds at the age of 19. With an annual turnover of 70 million pounds, he became the first Chinese tycoon in United Kingdom.
History
- 1969 - Wing Yip Group founded
- 1970 - Opens first store in downtown Birmingham (near present-day Bullring)
- 2004 - Launches online store[2]
- July 2005 - begins major expansion at the Cricklewood location with completion expected in March 2007.[4]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Top 200 Private Companies by turnover (1-100)" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ^ a b "About Wing Yip: Company History". Retrieved 2006-07-11.
- ^ Leyland, Adam. "Interview: I'll have what Wing Yip is having". Real Business Online. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
- ^ "Taste of the Orient sweet for Wing Yip". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 2006-07-26.