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Recording Northumberland Street’s retail (r)evolution

Graham Soult March 14, 2011 Property 5 Comments

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Northumberland Street, Newcastle (14 Mar 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Northumberland Street, Newcastle (14 Mar 2011)

I took advantage of today’s gorgeous weather, and the fact that I was in town anyway, to capture some shots of Newcastle’s Northumberland Street before the quite significant changes to its retail tenants get underway next month.

I’m always conscious of taking relatively few … Continue Reading

“Major value fashion anchor” for MetroCentre Woolies site

Graham Soult November 07, 2010 Fashion Stores, Property, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Primark fascia. Photograph by Graham Soult

Primark fascia

MetroCentre’s empty Woolworths site is poised to get a new occupant, according to the mall’s majority owners, and is set to be trading by the middle of next year.

Capital Shopping Centres’ interim management statement for the period 1 July to 3 November 2010, released last week, reveals that “a major value fashion anchor is close to exchange in the former Woolworths store at MetroCentre, Gateshead, with a target opening … Continue Reading

Shop Direct’s move to protect the Woolies brand – Wellworth the bad press?

Graham Soult November 03, 2010 Brands, Online, Woolworths 3 Comments

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New and old logos

New and old logos

Last week’s news that the celebrated Wellworths store, in Dorchester, is being forced to change its name by Shop Direct reignites one of the most interesting threads to emerge from Woolworths’ collapse – the battle for the good bits of Woolies’ legacy.

The gist of this latest development is that Shop Direct – who, you’ll remember, bought the Woolworths brand … 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