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On the (tram) track of Edinburgh’s first Woolworths

Graham Soult February 02, 2012 Retail History, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Lamppost banner showing Leith's Woolworths and tram line - both now defunct (29 Jan 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult

Lamppost banner showing Leith's Woolworths and tram line - both now defunct (29 Jan 2012)

Last week I blogged about the former Woolworths sites in Hawick and Galashiels, making reference … Continue Reading

24,000 sq ft BHS to fill Hartlepool’s ex-Woolies site

Graham Soult May 09, 2011 Fashion Stores, Property, Retail History, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 7 Comments

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Queen's Parade frontage of former Woolworths, Hartlepool (4 May 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Queen's Parade frontage of former Woolworths, Hartlepool (4 May 2011)

As I briefly noted last week, Middlesbrough’s ex-Woolworths store isn’t the only one on Teesside to have recently found a new occupant. At the end of March, it was reported that Hartlepool’s … Continue Reading

Hartlepool and Middlesbrough’s still-vacant Woolies sites

Graham Soult November 17, 2010 Property, Retail History, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 5 Comments

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British Heart Foundation store, Hartlepool (16 Nov 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

British Heart Foundation store, Hartlepool (16 Nov 2010)

While visiting Billingham yesterday, I also managed to fit in stops in Hartlepool and Middlesbrough. In Hartlepool, there is no sign of the large empty Woolies site in Middleton Grange’s Central Square (store #322) – previously photographed here – being reoccupied. … Continue Reading

Cumbria’s 100% hit rate of new Woolies tenants

Graham Soult November 05, 2010 Property, Woolworths 6 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now B&M Bargains), Penrith (19 Jun 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths (now B&M Bargains), Penrith (19 Jun 2010)

In between touring the East Midlands, travelling up to Berwick, and stopping off in Horley on my way out the country, I also found time this … Continue Reading

From charity shops to factory shops – the latest announcements on old Woolies sites

Graham Soult August 09, 2009 Property, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Iceland continues to pick up more Woolies stores - this one in Hexham was acquired in January

Iceland continues to pick up more Woolies stores - this one in Hexham was acquired in January

It looks like the pace of Woolworths stores finding new occupants may be picking up, with more than twenty new announcements since I … Continue Reading