Good shop, bad shop – a lunchtime jaunt in Newcastle city centre

Graham Soult

Retail consultant, writer, blogger; helping retailers via CannyInsights.com and CannySites.com. Say hello on Twitter at @soult!

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  1. Richard says:

    The amount of money that has been lavished on Newgate Street store over the years was always money down the drain as far as I was concerned.

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