M&Co and the ex-Woolies in Sidmouth and Sherborne
In previous posts, I’ve noted the difficulty I have in finding time to blog about all the former Woolworths sites that I’ve visited – not a...
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Newcastle’s extended Primark takes shape
Whatever you might think about the rise of the fashion retailer Primark, there’s no disputing that it’s one of the big retail success stories right...
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Celebrating Britain’s indie department stores: Atkinsons, Banburys and Barkers
Among all the retail gloom that the newspapers seem to like writing about, it was refreshing to read last week that Browns of York is to...
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Fascia treatment of Poundworld’s 2-in-1 Swindon store revealed
Many thanks to Soult’s Retail View reader Lee Sartin, who has sent in a picture of the dual-fascia Poundworld and Discount UK store that opened...
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The fragment of Uniqlo that lives on in Coventry
Having opened its Coventry store on 20 September 2002, Uniqlo announced just six months later that it would be closing – but a trace of the shop remains.
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Birtley’s ex-Netto Co-operative Food – shiny, but still a Co-op
Travelling back from Chester-le-Street yesterday, I was finally able to visit – and do a shop in – The Co-operative Food store in Birtley, which opened...
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Retail’s “dynamic female talent” sought as award nominations are launched
Having recently judged some retail awards myself – albeit in Stockton, rather than on the national stage – I was interested to receive details of...
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Metro Outlet takes over Middlesbrough’s TJ Hughes site, but ex-TJ’s elsewhere remain empty
Middlesbrough had some retail good news on Saturday, as a new store opened its doors in the town’s former TJ Hughes premises – following on...
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Poundworld confirms 1 March opening for Redcar ‘Express’ store
The single-price retailer Poundworld has confirmed that it will open a Poundworld Express store in Redcar this week – only the third store to launch as...
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The South Shields shop that’s been a Woolworths… and nearly every supermarket name too
When I recently got hold of a copy of the 1972 Woolworths store list, I was surprised to see a reference to a North East...
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill saves Peacocks, but ten North East stores close
Today’s announcement that Edinburgh Woollen Mill has bought fashion retailer Peacocks out of administration is very good news as far as the 6,000 saved jobs and 395 retained...
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Poundworld and Discount UK to open dual-fascia store in Swindon
Multi-price value retailer Discount UK is to open its 30th store, in Swindon, this week – under a dual fascia with its Yorkshire-based parent brand, Poundworld....
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One town, five stores: tracking down Middlesbrough’s ex-Woolworths (part 3)
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I’ve talked about the two incarnations of Middlesbrough’s flagship Woolworths (store #8) – firstly at 91-93 Linthorpe...
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How Poundstretcher can learn a thing or two from its acquired UGO stores
After I first revealed that UGO, the fledgling supermarket chain, was set to be sold, there was understandably plenty of speculation about who the buyer was....
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One town, five stores: tracking down Middlesbrough’s ex-Woolworths (part 2)
Last month I wrote about the former Woolworths store at 91-93 Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough (store #8, below), which opened there in 1911. As I...
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Locating the former Woolworths in Tottenham Court Road, forty years after its closure
Regular readers may recall my London-related post from last April, when I finally confirmed the location of the long-closed former Woolworths at 8-13 High Holborn (store #173). Today,...
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Clas Ohlson pushes social media and confirms UK transactional website launch
Clas Ohlson, the Swedish hardware retailer, has revealed that it is pushing on with plans for a UK transactional website, with an expected launch in the spring....
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Princes Street’s lost Woolworths flagship
Earlier on I wrote about Edinburgh’s first Woolworths – in Leith – which opened in January 1925, but it was over a year later before...
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On the (tram) track of Edinburgh’s first Woolworths
Last week I blogged about the former Woolworths sites in Hawick and Galashiels, making reference to the relative dearth of Woolies stores in the Scottish...
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Breaking news: Well-known chain set to snap up UGO stores and staff
The 20-strong chain of UGO supermarkets is to be snapped up by “a well-known and established brand name”, I understand. Subject to legals being completed...
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