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Derby’s original Woolworths site – and a precedent for today’s retail churn

Graham Soult August 30, 2011 Retail History, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Former Woolworths, Victoria Street, Derby (23 Dec 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Victoria Street, Derby (23 Dec 2010)

Back in January I blogged about Burton upon Trent’s original Woolworths store, and promised to turn my attention in a future post to the nearby city of Derby.

Just as in Burton, another … Continue Reading

The old Woolies store that’s gone for a Burton

Graham Soult January 16, 2011 Retail History, Woolworths 6 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Coopers Square, Burton upon Trent (23 Dec 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Coopers Square, Burton upon Trent (23 Dec 2009)

Regular readers may recall a blog post from a year ago, when I reported upon my visits to the former Woolies stores at Coopers Square in Burton upon Trent (store #147, above) and Westfield Derby (#1242), both of which had closed down following the retailer’s … Continue Reading

Woolies Winter Wonderland…

Graham Soult January 04, 2010 Property, Retail History, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 15 Comments

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Shot from 1998 'Woolies Winter Wonderland' TV ad

Shot from 1998 'Woolies Winter Wonderland' TV ad

 …That was the theme of Woolworths’ 1998 Christmas TV advertisement [broken link removed], in the heady, Tellytubby days when, as the ad reminds us, everyone wanted a Talking Po.  

This festive season, the incessant snow and ice has certainly made it a Winter Wonderland in the various town centres that I visited. However, 2009 has, of course, been the first Christmas without … Continue Reading