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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

Readers’ ex-Woolies updates from Harrow and Finchley Road

Graham Soult April 17, 2011 Property, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 2 Comments

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Woolworths, South Harrow (31 Dec 2008). Photograph by Barry Marshall

Woolworths, South Harrow (31 Dec 2008). Photograph by Barry Marshall

Though I’ve paid several visits to London over the last year, I’ve still only scratched the surface as far as photographing the capital’s ex-Woolies stores is concerned.

One that I haven’t yet made it to is the still-vacant store in Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage (store #1214) – apparently the … 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