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From blogging to judging – celebrating retail with Stockton’s Town Centre Business Awards

Graham Soult July 31, 2011 Customer Service, Personal 1 Comment

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Stockton Town Centre Business Awards judges, including me on the left

Stockton Town Centre Business Awards judges, including me on the left

While I was on my holidays, I was pleased to see both the Northern Echo and Teesside’s Evening Gazette covering the opening of entries for … Continue Reading

Sunderland’s old Woolies – a survivor almost to the end

Graham Soult February 14, 2010 Department Stores, Retail History, Supermarkets, Woolworths 4 Comments

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Former Woolworths (now Primark), Sunderland (21 Nov 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths (now Primark), Sunderland (21 Nov 2009)

In an earlier post, I talked about some of the large, city centre Woolworths stores – such as the branches on Newcastle’s Northumberland Street and Sheffield’s Haymarket – that were closed down in the 1980s as the retailer trimmed its ranges and focused on generally smaller shops.  

However, one flagship Woolies that lasted … Continue Reading