Archived blog posts (2009 to 2018) about shops on the high street and online, by North East-based retail consultant Graham Soult
It’s fair to say that the last couple of months have delivered doom-laden retail headlines of a kind that we probably haven’t seen since the collapse of Woolworths. As ever, though, it’s not all bad news in bricks-and-mortar retail – and one retailer’s doom is often another’s opportunity.
Read more....From designer fashion store Psyche opening in Durham to the city’s M&S closing, April saw plenty of interesting developments in North East bricks-and-mortar retail. Read the latest updates here, as a sample of what you can find in the May issue of my monthly Soult’s Retail Report.
Read more....The news that Beales is to take over the ex-McEwens department store site in Perth, with an expected opening in November, was a surprise on various levels.
Read more....Polish fashion chain Reserved made its UK debut last week, opening in part of the ex-BHS in London’s Oxford Street at the same time as launching online.
Read more....Already boasting lots of character and a strong retail offer, what does Darlington town centre need to do to retain and enhance its appeal to visitors?
Read more....Today – 28 August – represents the one-year anniversary of BHS disappearing from the British high street. So what’s become of its former North East stores?
Read more....Shoppers in the North East can access Booths-branded products for the first time, after a small range appeared in the Food Hall of Fenwick in Newcastle.
Read more....In the last two years, we’ve seen Poundland-related openings, closures, rebrands and ownership changes. Here’s a summary of recent events and future plans.
Read more....More details are emerging about the new Days department store concept planned by EWM Group for Carmarthen’s former BHS. So, what do we know so far?
Read more....Decathlon has become the latest retailer to announce that it’s taking over ex-BHS space, with its 18,000 sq ft Intu Uxbridge store set to open this summer
Read more....These updates on October’s North East store openings are a sample of what’s in the upcoming (and inaugural!) issue of my monthly Soult’s Retail Report.
Read more....Value retailer B&M is taking over the prominent 24,000 sq ft ex-BHS in Hartlepool’s Middleton Grange shopping centre, with jobs being advertised from today.
Read more....It’s a few weeks since I trailed the opening of Sandersons in Sheffield, and having visited the department store for its launch, it doesn’t disappoint.
Read more....What qualities have allowed stores like Rutherford’s, Barkers and Browns to thrive? New independent department store Sandersons offers some clues.
Read more....Value fashion retailer Pep&Co has increased its exposure thanks to ITV docusoap Bargain Shop Wars – and is now planning up to 15 new stores this autumn.
Read more....Retail development firm Dransfield invited me to visit its Fox Valley scheme in Sheffield, see the progress, and hear the latest on its plans and lettings.
Read more....Read my thoughts here on the 76 new fresh produce, meat and poultry lines – across seven exclusive brands – that are going on sale in Tesco from today.
Read more....Eric Eamon, MD of Arttra Artificial Grass talks about the range of possible applications for fake turf, including at exhibitions and themed events.
Read more....Fashion chain Bank became the first major retail collapse of 2015 – but the brand looks to have made a surprise comeback in Ashton-under-Lyne and elsewhere.
Read more....Danish retailer Tiger has confirmed what I expected – the location of its new store in Newcastle’s Intu Eldon Square will indeed be the ex-Foot Locker unit.
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The new occupants of Cornwall’s ex-Woolies – plus one that’s still empty
September 21, 2011
Newcastle’s new Next readies for April opening
February 28, 2011
