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Cision's 'Top UK Blogs - Retail' page
Given that I’ve only been blogging since July, I was surprised and a little humbled to see that the global media intelligence company Cision has today included Soult’s Retail View at #2 in its list of the UK’s top ten retail blogs.
Apparently, Cision’s list is compiled by “combining visitor, search and social metrics with in-house … Continue Reading
Tags: Ashington, B&M Bargains, Blyth, Cramlington Textiles Superstore, Gateshead, Gosforth, Heron Foods, Iceland, Jarrow, Morpeth, Newcastle, North Shields, PerfectHome, Poundland, South Shields, The Co-operative Food, Wallsend, Well Worth It, Whitley Bay, Woolies, Woolworths
Well worth it? Well, perhaps...
Back in September, you might recall me trumpeting the fact that I’d visited six old Woolworths in a day. Today, however, I must confess to visiting (and photographing) ten in one day – or eleven if you count the extra one that I passed on the bus but was too tired to stop at. Needless to say, you … Continue Reading
Tags: Abbey, B&M Bargains, Santander, Select, T&G Allan, Whitley Bay
Whitley Road in Whitley Bay (16 December 2009)
Visiting Whitley Bay in North Tyneside today, it was apparent that while there ARE indeed a lot of empty shops – as blogged about previously here – there’s still just about enough going on to keep shoppers interested. I’ll give a fuller rundown of my visit, including my reaction to the newly opened … Continue Reading
Tags: Faroe Islands, Newcastle, North Shields, Port of Tyne, tourism, tyneside, visitors
The delights of Northumberland Street await the Faroese
Delighted to see from BBC News that Tyneside’s retail offer is sufficiently exciting to attract a festive shopping visit from 1,000 Faroe Islands residents!
Surely though, 24 hours isn’t nearly enough time to see everything?
Update: There’s a bit more detail about the visit in today’s Evening Chronicle.