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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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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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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Newcastle’s new BHS finally announces its presence
Work on the new BHS store in Newcastle has been underway for more than six months, though the lack of any mention of BHS on...
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Image gallery: a sneak peek inside Newcastle’s Urban Outfitters
Newcastle’s long-awaited Urban Outfitters store opens its doors tomorrow (Friday 9 December), but I was lucky enough to be given a preview tour yesterday. Believe...
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Newcastle’s Urban Outfitters is unwrapped ahead of 9 December opening
Newcastle’s upcoming Urban Outfitters store has been tantalisingly hidden behind orange boards for over a month – including when I passed by last week – but the...
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Next and New Look open up in Perth’s former Woolworths premises
The fashion retailers Next and New Look opened the doors to their new stores in Perth yesterday (24 November), on the site of the town’s...
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Superdry readies for 18 November opening in Durham
Superdry – the SuperGroup-owned fashion chain of the moment – is gearing up to open its new store in Durham’s Silver Street at 9am this coming Friday...
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As South Shields’ Woolies is filled, there’s good news for Byker and Wallsend too
Store Twenty One has opened its doors in South Shields today, meaning that the whole of the former Woolworths unit at 100-108 King Street (store...
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Peacocks and Poundland get ready to open in Hitchin’s former Woolworths
Earlier in the week I mentioned how the former Woolworths in Newquay had been divided up between Poundland and Peacocks. Now the same process is...
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Swindon’s BHS provides a taster of what Newcastle and Hartlepool can expect
While visiting Swindon’s out-of-town John Lewis at Home, I also managed to spent some time exploring the town centre. The open-air Parade shopping centre has the distinction...
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Newcastle’s Calvin Klein Underwear and Urban Outfitters stores take shape
While the rescue of Newcastle’s TJ Hughes store ensures that the value stretch of Grainger Street retains its retail anchor, work is also progressing well on the...
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Newcastle retail in good health as design of 114,000 sq ft Primark is revealed
Interesting retail things always seem to happen on Tyneside while I’m on holiday! This time, I returned from Slovenia yesterday – hence the lack of...
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Habitat, HomeForm, TJ Hughes: why is it H-H-Hell on the high street?
It’s hard to dispute that the last couple of weeks has been a torrid time for the UK high street, with a succession of well-known...
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Radical Dalziel & Pow design for four-level Newcastle BHS
Plans for Northumberland Street’s new BHS store have been submitted to Newcastle City Council, and propose a more radical than expected transformation of the former...
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Next, BHS, Primark, Clas Ohlson – photo updates of Newcastle’s new retail developments
I had a quick wander around Newcastle city centre today, where the new Next flagship store is gearing up for its opening at 11am this Thursday...
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24,000 sq ft BHS to fill Hartlepool’s ex-Woolies site
As I briefly noted last week, Middlesbrough’s ex-Woolworths store isn’t the only one on Teesside to have recently found a new occupant. At the end...
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Redcar’s original ex-Woolies – and a new real shop among the virtual ones
One of my main motivations for visiting Redcar yesterday was to get a photo of the town’s original former Woolworths at 19 High Street, above,...
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Newcastle Next flagship set for 12 May opening
The timescale may have slipped a little from the original April target – which is still being proclaimed by the external hoardings – but I understand that...
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Work on new Metrocentre Primark well underway
I was at Metrocentre yesterday, and noted that work seems to be progressing well on Primark’s redevelopment of the former Woolworths unit. Though Primark’s relocation...
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