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Heron Foods takes over Wallsend’s former Woolworths – 21 November opening planned

Graham Soult November 17, 2011 Supermarkets, Woolworths No Comments

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Soon-to-be Heron Foods, Wallsend (15 Nov 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Soon-to-be Heron Foods, Wallsend (15 Nov 2011)

After much speculation, family-owned frozen food specialist Heron Foods has revealed itself as the new occupant of Wallsend’s former Woolworths store.

Following my visit two months ago, I reported that the property at 2-4 High Street East – vacant since the … Continue Reading

Poundland to take over Heron Foods site in Hexham

Graham Soult November 07, 2011 Independent Stores, Market Towns, Property, Variety Stores 6 Comments

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Poundland fascia. Photograph by Graham Soult

Poundland fascia

One of the few empty shops in Hexham will soon be occupied again, with Poundland set to move into the former Heron Foods site in Priestpopple.

Though no opening date has been confirmed yet, store jobs have been advertised and a planning application submitted for “one internally illuminated fascia … Continue Reading

Conversion of North Shields Netto to Asda set to begin

Graham Soult August 10, 2011 Property, Supermarkets 2 Comments

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Notice at Netto North Shields (8 Aug 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Notice at Netto North Shields (8 Aug 2011)

I paid my first visit to an ex-Netto Asda Supermarket last weekend – more of which in the coming days – but meanwhile the process of converting 147 Netto sites by the end of November continues apace.

North Shields is … Continue Reading

Felling and North Kenton – two more long-closed Tyneside Woolies

Graham Soult May 03, 2011 Retail History, Woolworths No Comments

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Former Woolworths, Felling (17 Jun 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Felling (17 Jun 2010)

This is my 200th blog post since starting Soult’s Retail View back in July 2009, so it seems only appropriate for it to bring together two of my favourite topics – Woolworths and Tyneside!

Regular readers will recall that I’ve written about all … Continue Reading

Over to you – your ex-Woolies pics from Warrington, Batley and Beverley

Graham Soult February 07, 2011 Property, Retail History, Woolworths 5 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now Poundland), Warrington (27 Dec 2010). Photograph by Beth Anderson

Former Woolworths (now Poundland), Warrington (27 Dec 2010). Photograph by Beth Anderson

With Woolworths having occupied something like 1,400 UK sites over the years, the chances of any one person having the time (or inclination) to track them all down is pretty slim. So, I’m always pleased when friends and colleagues help me out by snapping the occasional ex-Woolies that they … Continue Reading

Haldanes pledges that UGO will be “the icing on the Netto cake”

Graham Soult January 25, 2011 Advertising, Brands, Campaigns, Marketing, Supermarkets 10 Comments

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UGO cake

UGO cake

Following my recent post about Asda’s divestment of 39 surplus Netto stores, I had the pleasure of being invited to my first press conference last Friday, in Leeds. 

Appropriately held just a short distance from Asda’s corporate HQ, the event was organised by Haldanes, the fledgling independent grocer who, as I blogged before, … Continue Reading

What’s become of North Yorkshire’s former Woolies?

Graham Soult November 18, 2010 Market Towns, Property, Retail History, Woolworths 4 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Whitby (16 Aug 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Whitby (16 Aug 2010)

As well as comprehensively exploring the North East, and making the occasional excursion into Cumbria or Scotland, I’ve also clocked a few of North Yorkshire’s former Woolworths stores over the last few months. 

Assuming I haven’t missed any, … Continue Reading

The ghosts of Washington’s former Woolworths

Graham Soult June 22, 2010 Retail History, Woolworths 5 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now Heron Foods), New Washington (Concord) (17 Jun 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths (now Heron Foods), New Washington (Concord) (17 Jun 2010)

Back in February, I blogged about the former Woolworths store in Sunderland’s Fawcett Street, which closed in 2004 following its acquisition by Primark.

At the time, I noted the curious lack of Woolies stores left on Wearside … Continue Reading

Shopping and lunching in Barnard Castle

Graham Soult May 23, 2010 Independent Stores, Market Towns, Woolworths 4 Comments

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Market Cross, Barnard Castle (29 August 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult

Market Cross, Barnard Castle (29 August 2009)

A visit to the delightful County Durham market town of Barnard Castle always lifts the spirits, even if the weather when I was last there in March was truly miserable.

For a town with a population of just over 5,000, Barnard Castle has a surprisingly strong retail offer – the consequence, no doubt, of it being the main settlement in Teesdale, and of the … Continue Reading

One day – ten former Woolies – one tired blogger

Graham Soult December 16, 2009 Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 12 Comments

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Well worth it? Well, perhaps...

Well worth it? Well, perhaps...

Back in September, you might recall me trumpeting the fact that I’d visited six old Woolworths in a day. Today, however, I must confess to visiting (and photographing) ten in one day – or eleven if you count the extra one that I passed on the bus but was too tired to stop at. Needless to say, you … Continue Reading