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Newcastle retail in good health as design of 114,000 sq ft Primark is revealed

Graham Soult July 28, 2011 Fashion Stores, Property 5 Comments

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3DReid's proposal for the remodelled Primark/ex-BHS building

3DReid's proposal for the remodelled Primark/ex-BHS building

Interesting retail things always seem to happen on Tyneside while I’m on holiday! This time, I returned from Slovenia yesterday – hence the lack of recent blog posts – to find that the planning application for Newcastle’s new Primark flagship has been submitted while I’ve been away.

While the news of Primark’s … Continue Reading

Leeds’ “retail soulmate” starts to take shape

Graham Soult January 31, 2011 Campaigns, Marketing, Property, Shopping Centres 2 Comments

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Trinity Leeds logo (21 Jan 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Trinity Leeds logo (21 Jan 2011)

During my recent visit to Leeds city centre, one of the most visible retail developments was the ongoing construction work for Trinity Leeds, with cranes towering over the adjacent 18th century church that gives the new shopping scheme its name.

After a one-year hiatus caused by … Continue Reading

Visiting Sutton Coldfield’s former Woolies – one of 300 still empty across the UK

Graham Soult August 25, 2010 Property, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Former Woolworths, Sutton Coldfield (23 Aug 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Sutton Coldfield (23 Aug 2010)

On Monday – the day that The Local Data Company published new figures on the number of vacant Woolies sites remaining across the UK – I paid a visit to Sutton Coldfield, in the West Midlands, and one of those still-empty shops.

I remember visiting the Sutton Coldfield Woolworths as a child, and … Continue Reading

Big Homeware Strength but Barely Helpful Staff

Graham Soult March 28, 2010 Customer Service, Fashion Stores, Home and DIY 2 Comments

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Bhs in Newcastle. Photograph by Graham Soult

Bhs in Newcastle. Photograph by Graham Soult

Its interior may be somewhat dowdy, but I do have a soft spot for Newcastle’s Bhs store, in Northumberland Street.

True, the fashionability of some of the menswear is questionable, with colours and styles that are clearly aimed at an older clientele. However, the retailer’s introduction of trendier sub-brands – such as Trait and Atlantic Bay – aimed at a younger, more fashion conscious market, have … Continue Reading

Grey Street in Newcastle named Britain’s third most picturesque street

Graham Soult March 08, 2010 Property, Retail History 2 Comments

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Grey Street, Newcastle (16 Feb 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Grey Street, Newcastle (16 Feb 2010)

Though Shambles in York has understandably garnered much of the attention for being named “Britain’s most picturesque street” in the Google Street View Awards, it’s a pleasure to see Newcastle’s Grey Street coming up in third place – if only for no other reason than giving me an excuse to use some nice … Continue Reading

Not what I had in mind for the old Newcastle Zavvi store…

Graham Soult August 26, 2009 Property 3 Comments

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Newcastle's Zavvi store in happier times. Photograph by Mankind 2k

Newcastle's Zavvi store in happier times. Photograph by Mankind 2k

When I remarked a couple of weeks ago that Newcastle’s “Monument Mall would surely welcome the arrival of a strong anchor store” following the closure of Zavvi, a potential new branch of Barclays Bank was not exactly what I had envisaged.

Today’s Journal reports that “some … Continue Reading

Wellington Square ‘win a shop’ competition looks to nurture new retail talent

Graham Soult August 13, 2009 Independent Stores, Property No Comments

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Wellington Square in Stockton

Wellington Square in Stockton

With Britain’s high streets having to work hard to survive – let alone thrive – in the current downturn, I was pleased to read about an initiative here in the North East that aims to bring something new and a bit different to one particular shopping centre.

Though the present high number of voids in our town centres means that there are some good rental deals to be had, the middle of a … Continue Reading