Coffee shop lined up as Hexham Millets confirms 21 September closing date?
Hexham’s Millets store in Fore Street is to close on 21 September, after trading in the town for seven years. Though the Hexham Courant broke...
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Carlisle’s Hoopers bids “a fond farewell” on its final day of trading
Hoopers, the upmarket Carlisle department store whose closure was announced in May, is to finally shut at the close of trade today (Saturday 25 August)....
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Lichfield gets a boost as Debenhams takes over city’s ex-TJ Hughes
The confirmation that Debenhams will be opening up in Lichfield’s former TJ Hughes store in March 2013 is great news for the city, and should give...
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Newcastle roundup: retail lettings remain active as Cath Kidston signs and Office expands
Cath Kidston is to open a standalone store in Newcastle city centre, it has been revealed. The upmarket clothing, accessories, bags and homeware retailer –...
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New-concept Wilko opens in Crawley’s ex-TJ Hughes store
Wilkinson’s “newest and most exciting concept store” has opened at 14-26 The Broadway in Crawley this morning (15 August). Designed to “offer the community a...
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The discount retailers dominating Suffolk’s ex-Woolworths sites
Alongside its new-look Clintons, the Suffolk town of Stowmarket seems to have come off fairly well from recent retail administrations. Earlier this year, its ex-Woolworths managed...
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Still hope for Hoopers Carlisle as talks continue
Talks that could result in the rescue of Hoopers department store in Carlisle are still ongoing, I understand, three months on from the announcement of...
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Rescued for the fourth time, can Ethel Austin really have a future?
When value clothing retailer Ethel Austin fell into administration for the fourth time in as many years three weeks ago, it’s fair to say that its chances of...
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L’Occitane en Provence heads to Newcastle’s Eldon Square
L’Occitane en Provence, the upmarket beauty products retailer, is to open a standalone shop in Newcastle’s Eldon Square next month. Details of the September store...
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Breaking news: TJ Hughes to return to Middlesbrough as Metro Outlet makes way
TJ Hughes is to reopen its store in Middlesbrough’s Captain Cook Square, it has been confirmed. The move comes almost exactly a year after the...
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Mixed news for North East high streets as 22 Peters Bakery shops are saved, but 34 close
Scarborough-based Cooplands snapped up 22 stores from Peters Bakery yesterday, following its Durham-based rival’s collapse into administration back in June. The deal announced by the...
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Customers get first glimpse inside Newcastle’s new Primark
Going away for a summer holiday is usually a prompt for interesting retail things to happen in my absence, and this month has been no exception....
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Hammerson reveals Armani and Jamie’s Italian for Newcastle’s Monument Mall – then deletes it
It seems that Hammerson, the owner of Newcastle’s Monument Mall, may have inadvertently revealed two of the tenants that it’s signed up for the redeveloped...
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Stunning new entrance planned for Newcastle’s Eldon Square
Plans to be officially unveiled later this week reveal that the Northumberland Street entrance to Newcastle’s Eldon Square shopping centre is set to undergo a massive makeover. The...
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Photo update: Gateshead Peacocks prepares for reopening
Following yesterday’s news that EWM Group is to reopen the previously closed-down Peacocks store in Gateshead, I took an early-evening trip into the town centre to see...
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Peacocks confirms imminent reopening of Gateshead town centre store
Rescued fashion retailer Peacocks has confirmed that it is to reopen its store in Gateshead town centre, most likely this coming Friday (22 June). Edinburgh...
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As Trinity Square shoots up, the demolition of Gateshead Tesco nears its end
Seven weeks after it shut its doors to customers, only a tiny fragment of Gateshead’s former Tesco superstore remains standing. Thompsons of Prudhoe – who...
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Poundworld takes over Middlesbrough’s ex-Peacocks, as it opens its 30th store in 15 weeks
Middlesbrough might have lost its Pure Party store in the fallout from Clinton Cards’ collapse, but as some retailers depart the town others are arriving...
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Eldon Square among saved stores as American Greetings snaps up 397 Clintons sites
Yesterday’s news that Lakeshore Lending Limited, a subsidiary of card manufacturer and supplier American Greetings, has bought the brands and assets of Clinton Cards – including...
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Bright, Hip and Stylish: Newcastle’s new BHS impresses – for the most part
Given my extensive coverage of the build up to Newcastle’s new BHS store in Northumberland Street, you won’t be surprised to learn that I’ve paid a couple...
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