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Upmarket Pinner trades ex-Woolies pound shop for WHSmith – but not everyone’s happy

Graham Soult May 01, 2011 Customer Service, Independent Stores, Property, Woolworths 2 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now WHSmith), Pinner, 1 May 2011. Photograph by Bryan Roberts

Former Woolworths (now WHSmith), Pinner, 1 May 2011. Photograph by Bryan Roberts

Many thanks to Bryan Roberts from Kantar Retail iQ, who let me know via Twitter that the old Woolworths in Pinner, north west London, has recently reopened … Continue Reading

Alworths confirms Alloa opening, and heads to Hertford and Tiverton

Graham Soult July 18, 2010 Market Towns, Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 5 Comments

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Alworths fascia. Photograph by Graham Soult

Alworths fascia

Following on from my blog post about Alworths opening in the Clackmannanshire town of Alloa, it has now been confirmed that the new store will open this week, on Wednesday 21 July. The site, at 49 Shillinghill, was occupied by Ethel Austin, prior to that retailer’s collapse earlier this year. 

Quoting the MD Andy Latham, Alworths’ press release about the store opening … Continue Reading

Six former Woolies in and around London

Graham Soult June 02, 2010 Property, Woolworths 7 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now Alworths) in Amersham (14 May 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths (now Alworths) in Amersham (14 May 2010)

While staying in London a couple of weekends ago, Alworths in Amersham (above) wasn’t the only former Woolworths I managed to visit…

Having arrived at King’s Cross, first stop was the St George’s Centre in Harrow, where the large, two-storey former … Continue Reading

Alworths plans Cupar and Forfar openings, as Graham pays a visit to Amersham

Graham Soult May 31, 2010 Customer Service, Market Towns, Variety Stores, Woolworths 5 Comments

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Alworths fascia. Photograph by Graham Soult

Alworths fascia

It seems that the ‘son of Woolworths’ chain Alworths has two new stores in the offing. Fife Today is reporting that Alworths will be opening up in the former Woolworths store in Cupar, while jobs are already being advertised for a new store in Forfar, in Angus, that is due to open in June.

If confirmed, these … Continue Reading

Alworth the wait? The latest ‘Son of Woolworths’ opens its second shop

Graham Soult November 13, 2009 Brands, Variety Stores, Woolworths 9 Comments

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Alworths in Amersham

Alworths in Amersham

Following in the footsteps of Dorchester’s Wellworths, Stornoway’s Wee W and even Wallsend’s Well Worth It, the latest ‘son of Woolworths’ store – Alworths – opened the doors to its second store in Amersham, Buckinghamshire yesterday.

To date, the various Woolies ‘offspring’ have  tended to be one-off, locally-driven responses to the gap that Woolworths … Continue Reading