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Graham Soult
June 28, 2011
Supermarkets, Supply Chain
Tags: 3663, Arthur Harris, Co-operative Group, Haldanes, Haldanes Xpress, Leeds, Morrisons, Netto, Nisa, Richard Collins, Stop 24, The Pie People, UGO, Woodhead Bakery, York
UGO offers leaflet
Interview headlines:
- UGO stores need to “trade better” but are not “at danger level”
- IT and ordering issues will be addressed
- More UGO stores planned – new Leeds store “in negotiations”
- Own-brand bakery products to be stocked at UGO imminently
- Admits that “full weekly shop” idea was a mistake – “fine-tuning” required on product and price
- Main plan now is to “bed down” UGO
The first part of my interview with Arthur … Continue Reading
Graham Soult
November 18, 2010
Market Towns, Property, Retail History, Woolworths
Tags: Boots, Harrogate, Heron Foods, Knaresborough, Malton, North Yorkshire, Northallerton, Pine Valley, Poundland, Richmond, Ripon, Scarborough, Selby, Skipton, The Original Factory Shop, The Wilderness, Whitby, WHSmith, Wilkinson, York, Yorkshire Trading Company
Former Woolworths, Whitby (16 Aug 2010)
As well as comprehensively exploring the North East, and making the occasional excursion into Cumbria or Scotland, I’ve also clocked a few of North Yorkshire’s former Woolworths stores over the last few months.
Assuming I haven’t missed any, … Continue Reading
Graham Soult
March 08, 2010
Property, Retail History
Tags: Bainbridge, Binns, Coxon's, Dillons, Grey Street, H&M, HMV Group, Littlewoods, Mawson Swan and Morgan, Newcastle, Shambles, Waterstone's, York
Grey Street, Newcastle (16 Feb 2010)
Though Shambles in York has understandably garnered much of the attention for being named “Britain’s most picturesque street” in the Google Street View Awards, it’s a pleasure to see Newcastle’s Grey Street coming up in third place – if only for no other reason than giving me an excuse to use some nice … Continue Reading
