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As Clas Ohlson pledges “long-term commitment” to UK, I check out the Leeds store

Graham Soult February 09, 2011 Financial, Home and DIY, Online, Overseas, Property, Specialist Retailers 2 Comments

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Clas Ohlson, Leeds (21 Jan 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Clas Ohlson, Leeds (21 Jan 2011)

Things have been pretty quiet on the Clas Ohlson front since the Swedish hardware retailer announced the latest stage of its UK expansion, back in August. Those new stores in Cardiff, Doncaster and Norwich have subsequently opened, just before Christmas, but there’s no news yet on where the next additions to Clas … Continue Reading

Could Beales – or someone else – yet save Robbs?

Graham Soult May 18, 2010 Department Stores, Independent Stores, Property 3 Comments

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Robbs of Hexham. Photograph by Graham Soult

Robbs of Hexham

If you read the Hexham Courant, you’ll have seen the extensive coverage in Friday’s paper of Robbs’ impending closure, following the announcement, by the administrators MCR, that the department store will close within four weeks. The Courant devoting three pages to the story is hardly surprising given Robbs’ status as the largest and most prominent store in Hexham town centre – … Continue Reading