Beales “lodges formal notice of interest” in buying Robbs
It seems like it’s not just me who thinks that Beales taking over Robbs would be a good idea, with today’s Hexham Courant reporting that...
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Could Beales – or someone else – yet save Robbs?
If you read the Hexham Courant, you’ll have seen the extensive coverage in Friday’s paper of Robbs’ impending closure, following the announcement, by the administrators...
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Robbs and Joplings owner Vergo Retail in administration
Department and home store retailer Vergo Retail has gone into administration, placing a question mark over the future of the 19-store business – including the...
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Bishop Auckland bustles, despite its empty Woolies
The recent focus upon all that’s been happening in Newcastle means that I haven’t had as much time as I would like to explore some other...
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Initial reactions to the new St Andrew’s Way mall at Eldon Square
I might have been busy at work at 10:30 a.m this morning, but many thousands of others evidently weren’t, judging from the crowds that attended the grand...
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Eldon Square’s St Andrew’s Way opens today (16 February 2010)!
There will be plenty of analysis of the new Eldon Square mall in Newcastle over the coming weeks, and reflection on the impact of St...
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Vergo Retail develops online presence
Google ‘Vergo Retail’, and the likelihood is that you’ll currently find Soult’s Retail View among the top few search results. Indeed, since this blog launched...
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Sunderland’s old Woolies – a survivor almost to the end
In an earlier post, I talked about some of the large, city centre Woolworths stores – such as the branches on Newcastle’s Northumberland Street and Sheffield’s...
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Next, past and future
Following the apparent confirmation of earlier rumours about Next planning to open a new store in Newcastle’s Eldon Square shopping centre next year, it seems timely to take...
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Photos from the 90s – Sheffield’s Castle House Co-op department store
I’ve been sorting through some of my old photos recently – for old, read ‘1990s’. Very few of them have much interest from a retail...
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A busy day for retail – M&S, Blacks, and giving GIVe a look
Today’s retail news has arguably been dominated by Marks and Spencer revealing better than expected results, and Blacks Leisure (owner of Millets, as well as its...
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Retailers needs a web presence that informs and inspires
I was quite chuffed, this morning, to have a short article on web usability published in The Journal. Much of what I wrote is, or...
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Vergo rebranding riddle continues
Regular readers may recall my post from last month, where I queried how the former East of England Co-op department stores might be rebranded following their takeover...
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Merry Christmas!
I was thrilled to read that Selfridges in London has now opened its Christmas shop, and that – should I be inclined – I can...
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Esslemont & Macintosh – the one that got away
When I wrote about Vergo Retail’s recent acquisitions a few days ago, it brought to mind the photographs that I took back in February this year...
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John Lewis Bristol and the city’s changing retail landscape
Perhaps it’s a reflection of my status as a retail nerd that one of the first things I usually do on Friday mornings is check...
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Vergo Retail – the saviour of unloved Co-op department stores?
In the last couple of weeks, one interesting news story that has been easy to miss is the takeover of the East of England Co-op’s...
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Does anyone else photograph Tescos?
Until I do write my first proper blog post, let’s at least cheer things up on the home page with some gratuitous Tesco shots. As...
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