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Joint TK Maxx and HomeSense store to open at MetroCentre in ‘late September’

Graham Soult May 23, 2010 Fashion Stores, Home and DIY, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 1 Comment

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TK Maxx site at MetroCentre's Blue Mall. Photograph by Graham Soult

TK Maxx site at MetroCentre's Blue Mall

The trouble of spending too much of my time visiting town centres and shopping malls is that I end up with more potential blog topics than I ever have time to actually write about, accompanied by folders full of unused digital photographs.

One story that I’ve been sitting on for a while is the upcoming opening of TK Maxx at Gateshead’s MetroCentre, adding to a … Continue Reading

Second Tyneside Apple Store to open at MetroCentre

Graham Soult May 21, 2010 Shopping Centres, Specialist Retailers 3 Comments

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Apple Store, Eldon Square (16 Feb 2010). Photograph by Peter (aka 'Newcastle Historian')

Apple Store, Eldon Square (16 Feb 2010). Photograph by Peter (aka 'Newcastle Historian')

Just three months after opening a new store in the St Andrew’s Way extension of Eldon Square, I understand that Apple is poised to open a second Tyneside shop at the MetroCentre in Gateshead.

I’m not aware that … Continue Reading

Some observations from visiting MetroCentre today

Graham Soult October 05, 2009 Customer Service, Property, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 3 Comments

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MetroCentre logo on empty unit

MetroCentre logo on empty unit

I popped over to MetroCentre this afternoon, and spotted a few things that seemed worthy of blogging about.

Millets: Following on from my post last week about Blacks Leisure announcing plans to shut 89 loss-making branches, I noticed that the MetroCentre Millets store is already having a closing down sale. However, the nearby Blacks store looks like … 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 3 Comments

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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