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Wombwell Poundstretcher’s Andrex window display is not flushed with success

Graham Soult November 07, 2011 Variety Stores 2 Comments

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Window display, Poundstretcher Wombwell (3 Nov 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Window display, Poundstretcher Wombwell (3 Nov 2011)

A few days ago, I blogged about how Poundstretcher in Newcastle needs to sell itself better in order to capitalise on the extra footfall generated by the opening of Discount UK opposite. … Continue Reading

As Discount UK opens in Newcastle, Poundstretcher watches

Graham Soult November 04, 2011 Brands, Variety Stores, Woolworths 2 Comments

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Discount UK (former Woolworths), Newcastle (4 Nov 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Discount UK (former Woolworths), Newcastle (4 Nov 2011)

Poundworld-owned variety retailer Discount UK has opened its Newcastle store today, with stilt walkers and free sweets on hand to welcome shoppers to the former Woolworths site.

I dropped by shortly after the store opened at 10am, and it seemed to have got off to a … Continue Reading

The new occupants of Cornwall’s ex-Woolies – plus one that’s still empty

Graham Soult September 21, 2011 Property, Retail History, Variety Stores, Woolworths 2 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now Poundland), Truro (21 Feb 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths (now Poundland), Truro (21 Feb 2011)

Having visited and photographed nearly 150 ex-Woolworths sites in the last three years (including 17 in the last week alone) – 50 of which are yet to feature in the blog – it’s about time I did some catching up.

Earlier in the year I wrote about two of the Woolworths stores in Cornwall that had disappeared long before the … Continue Reading

Poundstretcher takes over Llandudno Alworths after all

Graham Soult June 09, 2011 Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 4 Comments

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New Poundstretcher, Llandudno (8 Jun 2011). Photograph by Dave Roberts

New Poundstretcher, Llandudno (8 Jun 2011). Photograph by Dave Roberts

Many thanks to my North Wales contact, Dave Roberts, who has sent me a photo of the former Alworths store in Llandudno being converted into a Poundstretcher.

When Poundstretcher’s purchase of 15 failed Alworths stores was announced last month, the stores in Llandudno – which was … Continue Reading

Poundstretcher expands with purchase of failed Alworths stores

Graham Soult May 05, 2011 Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 10 Comments

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Poundstretcher fascia, Camborne (20 Feb 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Poundstretcher fascia, Camborne (20 Feb 2011)

Amid the gloom of Alworths’ collapse into administration last month, it seems that there’s now some good news. Retail Week is reporting that Alworths’ variety store rival, Poundstretcher, has bought 15 of the failed chain’s 17 … Continue Reading

B&M Bargains heads to Burton – but where next?

Graham Soult February 25, 2011 Property, Shopping Centres, Variety Stores, Woolworths 4 Comments

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B&M fascia

Many thanks to Lee Dymond and Martin, who both emailed me about the news of B&M Bargains opening in the former Woolworths store in Burton, Staffordshire. As I mentioned last month, the 11,000 sq ft Coopers Square unit has remained empty since Woolworths’ closure more than two years ago, but this … Continue Reading

Poundland to Poundstretcher – a brace of Scottish former Woolies

Graham Soult July 27, 2010 Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 3 Comments

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High Street, Inverness with former Woolworths store (1 May 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

High Street, Inverness with former Woolworths store (1 May 2010)

One of the hazards of visiting so many places – and taking so many photos of shops – is that I end up with far more potential blog topics than I ever have time to write about.

Some shots that I’ve had gathering dust since the beginning of May are from when I holidayed … Continue Reading

Déjà vu as Poundstretcher sells surplus Woolies-branded stock

Graham Soult August 09, 2009 Brands, Variety Stores, Woolworths 3 Comments

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Woolworths Worthit logo

Woolworths Worthit logo

Wandering around the variety store Poundstretcher in Hexham yesterday, I was understandably surprised to spot lots of Woolworths-branded products on the shelves, including – among many other things – Worthit DVD players and laundry baskets.

Presumably, Poundstretcher has snapped up surplus warehouse stock that would have been destined for Woolies, had it survived. It struck me as quite ironic, given that Poundstretcher put its weak performance over Christmas down to competition from Woolworths’ clearance sale – selling off … Continue Reading