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After more than a decade of blogging here, it now makes sense to integrate Soult’s Retail View posts with my CannyInsights.com website.
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What’s been happening in the North East’s retail centres? Here’s your round-up of April’s important developments
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.
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Beales opening in Perth shows that the department store isn’t yet dead
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.
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Checking out the UK debut of Polish fashion retailer Reserved – on London’s Oxford Street and online
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.
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Darlington town centre has charm galore – so what does it need to do to really thrive?
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?
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One year on from the closure of BHS, what has become of the eight North East stores?
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?
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Exclusive: Booths takes first steps into North East with own-label product range in Fenwick Newcastle
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.
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As Pep&Co nears its 100th store – inside Wolverhampton Poundland – what does the future look like for Steinhoff’s value fascias in the UK?
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.
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Days department store in the ex-BHS in Carmarthen: what we know so far
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?
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Decathlon, Aldi, Metro Bank and more: who’s been snapping up ex-BHS space in March?
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
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Retail round-up: five of October’s most interesting North East store openings
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.
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Exclusive: Hartlepool’s Middleton Grange secures B&M to fill empty BHS spot
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.
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Sandersons in Sheffield has reinvented the department store – and the results are stunning
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.
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As Sandersons opens in Sheffield, what should a successful independent department store look like?
What qualities have allowed stores like Rutherford’s, Barkers and Browns to thrive? New independent department store Sandersons offers some clues.
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Pep&Co reaps ‘Bargain Shop Wars’ PR rewards – and gets 20,000 suggestions for where it should open next
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.
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Why Sheffield’s 144,000 sq ft Fox Valley scheme is quietly transforming the Yorkshire retail landscape
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.
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Tesco launches new fresh lines “to ensure that customers never need to shop anywhere else”
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.
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Retailer Q&A: Arttra Artificial Grass talks fake turf, RMUs, and surprising indoor uses
Eric Eamon, MD of Arttra Artificial Grass talks about the range of possible applications for fake turf, including at exhibitions and themed events.
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Fashion chain Bank makes surprise return to the high street
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.
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Tiger confirmed for Newcastle’s ex-Foot Looker spot – while Hema makes positive noises about the city
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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