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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

A busy day for retail – M&S, Blacks, and giving GIVe a look

Graham Soult September 30, 2009 Department Stores, Fashion Stores, Online, Property 1 Comment

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Millets store

Millets store

Today’s retail news has arguably been dominated by Marks and Spencer revealing better than expected results, and Blacks Leisure (owner of Millets, as well as its eponymous chain) announcing plans to shut 89 stores that “have not traded profitably for many years” (in which case, you may wonder why the company has persevered with those branches as long as it has – Woolworths’ demise surely … Continue Reading

Is Apple Store coming to Newcastle’s Eldon Square?

Graham Soult September 29, 2009 Fashion Stores, Property 3 Comments

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It certainly looks like it, according to the latest, publically available version of the Eldon Square South letting plan - linked to from here. What’s more, it also appears that there’s going to be a branch of the trendy fashion brand of the moment, Superdry.

Here’s a screenshot:

Screenshot of ES South lettings map, September 2009

Screenshot of ES South lettings map, September 2009

At present, the only … Continue Reading