Parc Trostre retail park finally has some good news after losing six major shops in under two years

A new independent store is opening in a retail park which has lost six big names in just under two years.

Parc Trostre in Llanelli has seen major retailers such as Outfit, H&M, Debenhams and Next depart during the pandemic, which has hit the retail sector hard.

But an independent gift shop, owned by husband and wife Gemma and Andrew Cloke, called '925 Treats', will now be landing in the retail park this Easter.

Read more: The department store everyone used to go to in Llanelli

The store sells a wide range of jewellery, handbags and accessories and offers items from brands such as Nomination, Coeur De Lion, Hot Diamonds and Qudo.

It also offers a major stock list of Stoneglow range, Bomb Cosmetics along with Welsh Gifts.

925 Treats already has two stores, one in Carmarthen and another in Ammanford.

Window displays in 925 Treats stores in Carmarthen and Ammanford (925 Treats)

There are a variety of items available (925 Treats)

Gemma said opening the store at Trostre retail park was such an amazing opportunity for their independent business.

She added: "We are really, really excited, it's something that we have been working on for the last seven months. We've got shops in Ammanford and Carmarthen already and we had amazing support over Christmas and our Christmas trade was really encouraging which helped us make the decision to go for Trostre and finalise it.

"From an independent point of view we are really excited because there's never been an independent store at the retail park before so it's really exciting."

They intend to create ten new jobs. The new store will replace the unit that formerly homed clothing shop, Animal.

925 Treats will replace Animal at the retail park (South Wales Evening Post)

Despite the impact of the pandemic on the retail industry, Gemma and Andrew haven't let it get in the way of their own success. Gemma added: "Retailers were all affected by the Covid pandemic and we did have to change direction a little bit, but we are really proud of this step.

"It's all been down to the massive support we've had in Ammanford and Carmarthen and it's a testament to our team because for us to get to this point it's been a massive team effort."

To get the latest WalesOnline newsletters emailed to you directly for free click here.