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Newcastle’s Calvin Klein Underwear and Urban Outfitters stores take shape

Graham Soult August 17, 2011 Fashion Stores, Property 3 Comments

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CKU window poster (8 Aug 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

CKU window poster (8 Aug 2011)

While the rescue of Newcastle’s TJ Hughes store ensures that the value stretch of Grainger Street retains its retail anchor, work is also progressing well on the more upmarket developments at the street’s Monument end.

In the unit freed up by Kurt Geiger’s move to Eldon Square, … Continue Reading

Ambitious Tyne Bridge mall plans to be unveiled

Graham Soult April 01, 2011 April Fool, Personal 2 Comments

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The iconic Tyne Bridge. Photograph by Graham Soult

The iconic Tyne Bridge

The retail hearts of Newcastle and Gateshead are set to be connected by a new £200m shopping mall, running the length of the iconic Tyne Bridge.

The scheme will involve building a new modern steel and glass structure underneath the existing road deck, providing a covered mall route between the Newcastle and Gateshead sides, and affording panoramic views over the existing developments at Newcastle Quayside and Gateshead Quays.

The project is also set … Continue Reading

Putting today’s John Lewis sales drop in perspective

Graham Soult January 28, 2011 Department Stores, Financial No Comments

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John Lewis Oxford Street, London. Photograph by Graham Soult

John Lewis Oxford Street, London

Given how long it’s been since the weekly trading figures for John Lewis department stores last recorded a year-on-year fall in sales, it’s little wonder that the 2.2% sales drop announced today seems to be … Continue Reading

Initial reactions to the new St Andrew’s Way mall at Eldon Square

Graham Soult February 16, 2010 Department Stores, Shopping Centres 10 Comments

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Debenhams, Eldon Square (16 Feb 2010). Photograph by Peter (aka 'Newcastle Historian')

Debenhams, Eldon Square (16 Feb 2010). Photograph by Peter (aka 'Newcastle Historian')

I might have been busy at work at 10:30 a.m this morning, but many thousands of others evidently weren’t, judging from the crowds that attended the grand opening of St Andrew’s Way! Such was the excitement, Eldon Square was once again a trending topic on Twitter for much … Continue Reading