Graham in the Media
Graham on Look North (12 Jan 2012)
Graham is a regular contributor to the North East’s TV, radio and newspapers. He also writes occasional retail-themed columns and has been interviewed and quoted by the national retail press. Here are some of the most recent mentions of Graham and Soult’s Retail View:
Columns
- Graham Soult on Poundland: ‘the new Woolies’ – Bdaily, 22 November 2011.
- Graham Soult’s view on what makes a successful independent retailer – Bdaily, 17 October 2011.
- Graham Soult’s e-commerce view – Bdaily, 29 September 2011.
- Graham Soult’s retail view – Bdaily, 13 September 2011.
- Websites should be easy to use – The Journal, 27 August 2009.
TV
Graham on BBC1's Inside Out programme
- Look North, BBC One (North East and Cumbria), 12 January 2012 (talking about the changing high street).
- Look North, BBC One (North East and Cumbria), 7 June 2011 (talking about Metrocentre’s 25th anniversary).
- North East Tonight, ITV1, 14 April 2011 (talking about Metrocentre’s 25th anniversary).
- Tyne Tees News, ITV1, 15 February 2011 (talking about Stockton High Street).
- Inside Out, BBC One (North East and Cumbria), 6 December 2010. [more details]
Radio
- Mike Parr mid-morning show, BBC Tees, 5 January 2012 (talking about the January Sales in Middlesbrough).
- Ali Brownlee Breakfast Show, BBC Tees, 23 December 2011 (talking about Christmas shopping).
- Jonathan Miles mid-morning show (with Ingrid), BBC Newcastle, 5 December 2011 (talking about supermarket prices).
- Alfie & Charlie at Breakfast show, BBC Newcastle, 14 April 2011 (talking about Metrocentre’s 25th anniversary).
- Nigel Thompson show, BBC Tees, 15 February 2011 (talking about Stockton High Street).
Retail press
- Perth re-birth – Faith Restorer [Next staff magazine], issue 381, 4 December 2011 (photo credit).
- Retail Week On The Road: North East and Yorkshire – Retail Week, 12 August 2011.
- Retail City Focus: Newcastle – Retail Gazette, 5 August 2011.
- Ugo woos Netto shoppers – by offering them Netto - The Grocer, 24 January 2011.
North East press/online
- High-Street Review welcomed by FSB – Bdaily, 13 December 2011.
- Gateshead man tells of Woolworths obsession – Sunday Sun, 11 December 2011.
- Is there hope on the North East high street? – The Journal, 30 November 2011.
- Celebrations for Town Centre businesses - Stockton News, Winter 2011/12, pp 12-13.
- Many to the pound – Northern Echo, 7 November 2011.
- Stockton Council’s first Town Centre Business Awards – Evening Gazette, 18 October 2011.
- Businesses are toast of town centre – Northern Echo, 7 October 2011.
- Search for best businesses in Stockton – Evening Gazette, 21 July 2011.
- Search is on for borough’s best firms – Northern Echo, 20 July 2011.
- Metro Centre at 25 - ITV Tyne Tees website, 14 April 2011.
- City centre Collectables store set to move – Evening Chronicle, 10 March 2011.
- Enter the Enterprise Arcade – Evening Gazette, 13 December 2010.
- Experts: ‘Barnard Castle has one of most successful town centres in UK’ - Teesdale Mercury, 24 November 2010.
- Retail expert praises town – Teesdale Mercury, 2 June 2010, p.7.
- Store group pursues takeover bid for Robb’s – Hexham Courant, 28 May 2010, p.1.
- Town must capitalise on prime Robb’s site – Hexham Courant, 21 May 2010.
- Store ‘limping along for years’ – Hexham Courant, 14 May 2010.
- Retail blogger bags plenty of recognition – The Journal, 25 February 2010.
- Soult Makes His Name In UK Retail Blogosphere – Entrepreneurs’ Forum News, 25 February 2010.
I am always happy to be contacted for comment by members of the media, or to discuss writing an article for publication – just use the contact form link at the top of the page, drop me a tweet, or give me a call (during office hours) on (0191) 461 0361.
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