Wing Yip is a Chinese supermarket chain founded by Woon Wing Yip in England in 1970. It is the largest Chinese supermarket chain in the United Kingdom.
Its original store in Birmingham also serves as its headquarters and national distribution centre. The company has superstore branches in Manchester, Croydon and Cricklewood. The company now has a smaller stores called WingYip DiDi the company's first location will be in Watford
In addition, the company has expanded into wholesale and export (international trade), real estate development, and management by situating its stores within larger commercial centres. Its tofu-based meat substitutes have been popular due to vegan diets since the 2010s. The store's inventory included produce from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore with the Hong Kong Association writing that it included more than 1,000 genuine Chinese products to shoppers including Chinese restaurants and takeaways.
In 1977, Lee Sing Yap joined his brothers Wing Yip and Sammy.
Wing Yip's online shopping site was launched in 2004; it includes recipes, cooking and dining information. By September 2006, a sixth outlet in Nottingham was planned.
In July 2014, the company said that 15 of its online customers had used its newly-launched click and collect scheme as their choice for delivery. In August, the company introduced Sunday deliveries for the first time. By 2017, the company was the biggest "Oriental" wholesaler in the United Kingdom, also supplying supermarkets like Tesco.
By 2019, Wing Yip had four stores and turnover of £110 million. The same year, it renovated its Birmingham retail centre, adding additional office and retail sites with renovations planned for stores in Manchester. In 2020, the company completed a £16 million expansion of its second London store in Croydon, doubling floor space and providing 60,000 square feet of warehouse space. The expansion had been in progress since 2012 when Wing Yip had purchased adjacent land in preparation for the expansion, initiated in 2016, to double the facilities. In 2022, the company reported that pre-tax profits had risen to £11 million in the year prior. In 2022, following a public consultation of two weeks, the Birmingham City Council approved an expansion of its headquarters and original store by 2,838 square meters for additional storage and office space including a large cold storage facility.
Branches
- Birmingham (headquarters and national distribution center)
- Manchester
- April 2008 – Wing Yip (Manchester) Ltd. achieved North West Business of the Year in the Ethnic Minority Business Forum Awards.
- June 2005 – Tony Ritson, Information Technology Manager for Wing Yip, wins Best Information Security Manager 2005 from SC Magazine.