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Ledbury’s ‘son of Woolies’ – and a visual identity inspired by the past

Graham Soult October 18, 2011 Independent Stores, Market Towns, Retail History, Variety Stores, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Wellworth It! in Ledbury (8 Oct 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Wellworth It! in Ledbury (8 Oct 2011)

Dorchester’s famous Wellworths may have had to change its name to Wellchester at Shop Direct’s behest, but a store in the Herefordshire town of Ledbury is still evoking the memory of Woolworths in both name and visual identity.

Ledbury’s Woolworths (store #696) … Continue Reading

Wedded to attention to detail

Graham Soult August 02, 2010 Property 2 Comments

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Wedding shopwindow display at Newcastle's County Hotel (2 Aug 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Wedding shopwindow display at Newcastle's County Hotel (2 Aug 2010)

One of the consequences of the economic downturn and the resulting increase in vacant shops has been the need for innovative mitigating measures – whether that’s creating the illusion of an occupied shop, or coming up with appealing window displays that help to enliven … Continue Reading

Retail Doctor’s guide is a tonic for indie retailers, albeit with a US flavour

Graham Soult July 16, 2010 Book Reviews, Customer Service, Independent Stores, Marketing, Online 1 Comment

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Cover of 'The Retail Doctor's Guide to Growing Your Business'

Cover of 'The Retail Doctor's Guide to Growing Your Business'

This post is something of a first for Soult’s Retail View – a proper book review! Before I talk about the book - which is the The Retail Doctor’s Guide to Growing Your Business, by Bob Phibbs – it’s worth just mentioning how I got to hear about this new title in … Continue Reading