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Whitley Bay’s “upward trend in retail shopping”

Graham Soult November 20, 2009 Property, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 3 Comments

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Woolworths in Whitley Bay, just prior to closure

Woolworths in Whitley Bay, just prior to closure

Anyone who follows my blog posts will see how frequently I draw from the great resource that is local newspaper websites. With the downturn affecting every high street in one way or another – most obviously with the collapse of Woolworths, and the subsequent arrival of new shops in 600 former … Continue Reading

Hollister’s fictitious brand story – does it matter?

Graham Soult November 10, 2009 Brands, Fashion Stores 6 Comments

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Hollister's website, including the '1922' device

Hollister's website, including the '1922' device

I can’t claim to know much about Abercrombie & Fitch’s sister brand, Hollister, and if I did, I suspect it’s somewhere that might be outside of both my price and age brackets. To be fair though, Hollister’s presence in the UK is pretty new – the first store, at Brent Cross, opened only last year – with … Continue Reading