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Poundworld takes over Middlesbrough’s ex-Peacocks, as it opens its 30th store in 15 weeks

Graham Soult June 08, 2012 Property, Shopping Centres, Variety Stores 3 Comments

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Former Peacocks, Middlesbrough (7 Mar 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Peacocks, Middlesbrough (7 Mar 2012)

Middlesbrough might have lost its Pure Party store in the fallout from Clinton Cards’ collapse, but as some retailers depart the town others are arriving – or expanding.

Just now, it seems that the once thing the town can’t get enough of is discount variety … Continue Reading

Poundworld to open second Cramlington store on 6 April

Graham Soult April 03, 2012 Property, Retail Parks, Variety Stores 1 Comment

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Artist's impression of new Cramlington Poundworld store. Image courtesy of Poundworld

Artist’s impression of new Cramlington Poundworld store. Image courtesy of Poundworld

Hot on the heels of its new Express store in Redcar, which launched last month, the discount variety chain Poundworld is set to open another new store in Cramlington this Friday (6 April).

Poundworld already trades from a shop inside the Manor Walks shopping centre, … Continue Reading

Fascia treatment of Poundworld’s 2-in-1 Swindon store revealed

Graham Soult March 02, 2012 Brands, Variety Stores, Woolworths 4 Comments

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Poundworld and Discount UK store, Swindon (2 Mar 2012). Photograph by Lee Sartin

Poundworld and Discount UK store, Swindon (2 Mar 2012). Photograph by Lee Sartin

Many thanks to Soult’s Retail View reader Lee Sartin, who has sent in a picture of the dual-fascia Poundworld and Discount UK store that opened in Swindon a week ago.

He … Continue Reading

Poundworld confirms 1 March opening for Redcar ‘Express’ store

Graham Soult February 27, 2012 Property, Variety Stores 2 Comments

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Poundworld Express logo and imagery

Poundworld Express logo and imagery

The single-price retailer Poundworld has confirmed that it will open a Poundworld Express store in Redcar this week – only the third store to launch as part of its convenience fascia’s “ongoing trial”.

The new store at 80a High Street will open at 10am this Thursday (1 March), and occupies a prominent site on the corner of Moore Street, just outside Redcar’s pedestrianised zone. The arrival is good news for a town that has been … Continue Reading

Poundworld and Discount UK to open dual-fascia store in Swindon

Graham Soult February 22, 2012 Property, Retail Parks, Variety Stores, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Discount UK fascia. Photograph by Graham Soult

Discount UK fascia

Multi-price value retailer Discount UK is to open its 30th store, in Swindon, this week – under a dual fascia with its Yorkshire-based parent brand, Poundworld.

The news, flagged up by Soult’s Retail View reader Lee Sartin, links nicely to several of my earlier blog posts. I’ve previously written about Discount UK in the … Continue Reading

One town, five stores: tracking down Middlesbrough’s ex-Woolworths (part 3)

Graham Soult February 21, 2012 Retail History, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 5 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now Boots), Linthorpe Village (16 Nov 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths (now Boots), Linthorpe Village (16 Nov 2010)

In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I’ve talked about the two incarnations of Middlesbrough’s flagship Woolworths (store #8) – firstly at 91-93 Linthorpe Road, and latterly at … Continue Reading

Wombwell Poundstretcher’s Andrex window display is not flushed with success

Graham Soult November 07, 2011 Variety Stores 9 Comments

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Window display, Poundstretcher Wombwell (3 Nov 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Window display, Poundstretcher Wombwell (3 Nov 2011)

A few days ago, I blogged about how Poundstretcher in Newcastle needs to sell itself better in order to capitalise on the extra footfall generated by the opening of Discount UK opposite. … Continue Reading

As Discount UK opens in Newcastle, Poundstretcher watches

Graham Soult November 04, 2011 Brands, Variety Stores, Woolworths 4 Comments

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Discount UK (former Woolworths), Newcastle (4 Nov 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Discount UK (former Woolworths), Newcastle (4 Nov 2011)

Poundworld-owned variety retailer Discount UK has opened its Newcastle store today, with stilt walkers and free sweets on hand to welcome shoppers to the former Woolworths site.

I dropped by shortly after the store opened at 10am, and it seemed to have got off to a … Continue Reading

Newcastle’s Discount UK readies for 4 November opening

Graham Soult October 29, 2011 Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Discount UK, Newcastle (29 Oct 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Discount UK, Newcastle (29 Oct 2011)

Discount UK, the Poundworld-owned variety store retailer, is to open the doors of its new Newcastle store at 10am on Friday (4 November).

As I reported a month ago, contractors on site first revealed that the Clayton Street premises had been taken over by Poundworld, nearly three years after … Continue Reading

End of an era as Newcastle Woolworths signage comes down

Graham Soult September 30, 2011 Property, Shopping Centres, Variety Stores, Woolworths 7 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Newcastle (30 Sep 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Newcastle (30 Sep 2011)

Newcastle’s ex-Woolworths in Clayton Street (store #340) has been one of a dwindling number to retain its Woolies signage three years on, as more and more of the chain’s abandoned stores have been taken over by other retailers.

Now, as news of the site’s acquisition by Poundworld has … Continue Reading

Has Discount UK signed up for Newcastle’s old Clayton Street Woolies?

Graham Soult September 28, 2011 Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 8 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Newcastle (23 Aug 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Newcastle (23 Aug 2011)

It seems we might finally have an answer to all the work that’s been going on recently at the old Newcastle Woolworths at 73-79 Clayton Street (store #340) – though not really thanks to any clever detective work on my part.

Last month, work was taking place on site that seemed to involve air being noisily pumped out from large tubes on the ground floor (above); then, … Continue Reading

Poundworld’s multi-price format, Discount UK, lands in Middlesbrough

Graham Soult May 08, 2011 Property, Shopping Centres, Variety Stores, Woolworths 7 Comments

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Discount UK (former Woolworths), Middlesbrough (4 May 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Discount UK (former Woolworths), Middlesbrough (4 May 2011)

Down on Teesside last week, I’d only really planned to have a quick look around Middlesbrough while waiting for my connecting bus to Redcar. However, I was startled to notice that the ex-Woolies (and ex-Waremart) unit in the town’s … Continue Reading