Poundland to take Eldon Square spot next to Waitrose
If you’ve passed through the St George’s Way mall of Newcastle’s Eldon Square in the last few days, you’ll have noticed new hoardings around the three...
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New Gateshead Poundland to open on 29 March – with existing store retained for now
One of the eight new Poundland stores scheduled to open by the end of March is the long-awaited branch at Gateshead’s Trinity Square development, which Poundland’s...
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As Poundland prepares to float, what are the secrets of “the new Woolies'” success?
As Poundland gets ready to float on the London Stock Exchange this week, in a move expected to value the business at £750m – similar in...
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Nine months in, Gateshead’s Trinity Square hits footfall high and eyes 100% occupancy
When Gateshead’s Trinity Square opened its doors in May last year, you could have been forgiven for being a little underwhelmed by the extent of...
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Five years after closure, Newton Aycliffe Woolworths may soon be occupied
If you’ve managed to miss me hogging the airwaves this morning – on BBC Radio 5 Live (which you can listen to here), Wales, Scotland,...
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Five years on from Woolies’ collapse, Boyes signs for the Coalville store
It’s hard to believe that it’s five years ago today – on 26 November 2008 – that Woolworths collapsed into administration after trading in the...
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Exclusive: Lego Store set for 29 November opening at Intu Metrocentre
The new Lego Store at Gateshead’s Intu Metrocentre is to open on Friday 29 November, I understand. The imminent opening of the store seems to have prompted...
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Resurgent Game reopens axed stores in Newcastle and Sunderland
A year and a half after 21 North East stores closed following Game’s collapse into administration, two of those shops – in Grainger Street, Newcastle and...
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Adidas and Toys R Us move quickly to fill Intu Eldon Square voids
In recent months, the St Andrew’s Way section of Newcastle’s Eldon Square has seen its first tenant departures since opening in February 2010, with the...
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B&M recruits for Gateshead Team Valley store ahead of 16 November opening
The thriving discount retailer B&M is recruiting staff for its new Gateshead store, which is scheduled to open at Team Valley Retail World on Saturday...
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Good news for Sunderland as fashion store Utopia takes over ex-Peacocks
Sunderland’s ex-Peacocks unit in The Bridges is finally to be reoccupied, after more than 18 months of vacancy. The prominent Market Square store was one of...
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Old Woolies fascia exposed as Byker Wetherspoon’s readies for October opening
The Newcastle suburb of Byker will gain a welcome addition when its new Wetherspoon pub – The High Main – opens at 63 Shields Road on 22...
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Shrewsbury: the town where independents are keeping the high street buzzing
Regular readers will know that I visit a lot of British high streets – including more than 400 different ones in the last four years...
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Gateshead’s Metrocentre prepares for overnight Intu-fication
I understand that Gateshead’s Metrocentre is to gain its first Intu-branded external signage overnight tonight (11 July), ahead of a weekend of celebrations to mark...
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North East stores invade London as Metro Outlet heads to Croydon’s ex-Allders
In the same month that Middlesbrough-based furniture institution Barker and Stonehouse has opened its first London store, in Battersea, it’s been revealed that another firm with...
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Opened on 8 July 1933, what’s become of the ex-Woolworths in Morden?
Regular readers will know that I always enjoy an obscure Woolworths anniversary, and today represents the 80th anniversary of the now-defunct chain opening its 498th store,...
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North East leads the space change as Tesco adds gyms to Extra stores
Tesco Extra branches in Stockton-on-Tees and Sunderland are to see surplus space converted into gyms, as the retail giant looks to ‘repurpose’ excess square footage within...
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Eighty-five years on: tracking down the ex-Woolworths in Stafford and Stoke
An anniversary is always as good an excuse as any to write a Woolworths-related blog post, and if you were around 85 years ago today...
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Gateshead’s Tesco-anchored Trinity Square gets ready for its 23 May opening
With just four days to go before the Tesco-anchored retail portion of Trinity Square opens (on Thursday 23 May), Gateshead shoppers are getting their first...
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Sports Direct heads tenant list for Gateshead’s Trinity Square
One month ahead of its 23 May opening, the names of several more tenants for Gateshead’s £150m Trinity Square development have emerged. The most recent brochure for...
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