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“I love carpets, me!” Frank’s the Flooring Store heads to North Shields’ ex-Woolworths

Graham Soult December 07, 2011 Property, Specialist Retailers, Woolworths No Comments

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Former Woolworths, North Shields (15 Nov 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, North Shields (15 Nov 2011)

Frank’s the Flooring Store has confirmed to Soult’s Retail View that it is in possession of North Shields’ former Woolworths site, and expects to open there in mid-January.

One of this blog’s readers had tipped me off about the news last month, but this is the first time that Frank’s has verified the story. It will be the carpet and flooring chain’s 34th … Continue Reading

Houghton has a le-Spring in its step – the changing fortunes of the North East’s ex-Woolies sites

Graham Soult March 03, 2011 Property, Woolworths 5 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Newton Aycliffe (1 Mar 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Newton Aycliffe (1 Mar 2011)

With a dwindling number of empty Woolworths stores remaining in the North East, it doesn’t take too long to check out whether anything’s happening on the ground.

I … Continue Reading

Boyes takes over Bishop Auckland’s old Woolies – could more follow?

Graham Soult August 27, 2010 Department Stores, Market Towns, Property, Retail History, Variety Stores, Woolworths 4 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Bishop Auckland (6 Feb 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Bishop Auckland (6 Feb 2010)

When I blogged about the remaining vacant Woolies stores in the North East a few days ago, I’d failed to spot that yet another is about to be reoccupied, with Boyes – the iconic northern variety retailer – … Continue Reading

From Stanley to Spennymoor – another gallery of North East former Woolies stores

Graham Soult June 04, 2010 Property, Retail History, Woolworths 13 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Peterlee (12 March 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Peterlee (12 March 2010)

Only counting the (33) North East Woolworths stores that closed down following the company’s 2008 administration, my quest to photograph the full set is nearing completion – with five more new ones featured in this post, only Berwick, Billingham and Stockton’s Portrack Lane are left to get.

However, the ever-expanding list of … Continue Reading