A hospice charity has announced plans to launch a major department store in Sheffield later this month, in what it described as its “most ambitious project to date”.

St Luke’s, a Sheffield-based charity that supports adults with terminal illnesses and their families, will open the 790m² (8,500ft²) store on 30 September.

The store, which is located at Kilner Way Retail Park, Wadsley Bridge in Sheffield, will offer a wide variety of secondhand goods. The charity said the store would be a “go-to destination for everything pre-loved”.

The store boasts an extra 650m² (7,000ft²) of warehouse space in its rear, which will provide a hub for donated items.

The charity said its retail expansion tapped into a “growing national trend” that is expected to grow the secondhand market by 127 per cent over the next two years.

It said the new store came after the success of its store in The Moor shopping centre in Sheffield, which was opened in August last year. 

Jenny Booth, head of retail at St Luke’s, said: “We’re so excited to open St Luke’s Kilner Way – our biggest store yet.

“Kilner Way will have its own unique look and feel, providing the perfect setting for the range that has been hand-picked by the St Luke’s retail team from our thousands of donations.”

She said the store will meet the “rising demand for cost-conscious shopping and high-quality pre-loved goods” by selling a “full range of eco-conscious items”.

Booth said: “We’ll be covering everything from contemporary and vintage fashion to occasion wear – departments will include clothing, furniture, books and records.”

To celebrate the store’s launch, the charity is holding a ribbon cutting at 10.30am on 30 September and will host live music in-store.

According to its latest accounts filed with the Charity Commission, St Luke’s recorded a total income of £11.5m in the year to the end of March 2023. During the same period, it recorded expenditure of £12.4m.

During this period, its retail income was £3.4m, up from nearly £1m the year before.