Soult's Retail View

Archived blog posts (2009 to 2018) about shops on the high street and online, by North East-based retail consultant Graham Soult

Category: Footwear

Site of future Charles Clinkard store in Shrewsbury (21 Dec 2013). Photograph by Sam Stockley 4

Footwear / Independent Stores / Online / Retail History / Retailer Q&A / Specialist Retailers

Charles Clinkard Q&A: “Maintaining good relationships with suppliers is key”


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Think of a great northern city, and the chances are that you’ll bring to mind one of the great northern retailers that’s based there. Bradford...

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L'Occitane en Provence, Eldon Square, Newcastle (25 Sep 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult 2

Footwear / Property

Upmarket chains prepare for Newcastle openings as L’Occitane reveals Eldon Square launch date


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L’Occitane en Provence, the high-end beauty products retailer, will open its Newcastle store on 25 October. When news of the new Eldon Square store was...

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Poundland store, Gateshead (21 Sep 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult 7

Fashion Stores / Footwear / Property / Shopping Centres / Variety Stores

From Macs to Maxx – three busy days for Tyneside retail


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Returning home after a two-week holiday in Montenegro (more of which in due course), it seems like quite a lot has been happening within Tyneside’s retail scene...

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Shoe shopping. Image by Allie Hylton 2

Footwear / Independent Stores

Out of the ruins of Faith comes Hope


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It’s always good to hear of a retailer that is rising from the ashes, Wellworths-style, so I was pleased to read in The Appointment magazine...

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