Derby’s original Woolworths site – and a precedent for today’s retail churn
Back in January I blogged about Burton upon Trent’s original Woolworths store, and promised to turn my attention in a future post to the nearby...
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Inside Newcastle’s Clas Ohlson – a sneak preview ahead of tomorrow’s opening
If the people of Newcastle were still unaware of Clas Ohlson this morning they shouldn’t be by the end of the day. Adding to the...
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November opening for Jesmond Waitrose… in Grimsby
Map blooper stories are always good value, whether it’s because they’ve erased Wales or located Shrewsbury in the middle of a river. Now, potential John Lewis Partners in Lincolnshire...
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One of the oldest and one of the newest: ex-Woolies spotting in North Somerset
In recent weeks, new developments in Newcastle, the collapse of TJ Hughes and the ongoing conversion of ex-Netto stores have given me plenty of topics...
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From Netto to Asda – checking out the Gateshead store’s transformation
While some communities on Tyneside – among them North Shields and Wallsend – still have to wait a little longer for their Netto stores to be...
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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’s TJ Hughes is saved – but Middlesbrough’s is to close within days
There was good news for Newcastle city centre earlier this week, with the announcement that the TJ Hughes store in Grainger Street had been sold,...
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A tale of three Tyneside ex-Woolies – Jarrow, North Shields and Wallsend
While Store Twenty One is about to take over the unoccupied part of South Shields’ former Woolies, the ex-Woolworths in Jarrow – already part-occupied by Store...
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Store Twenty One adds another North East Woolies site to its portfolio
The Indian-owned value fashion retailer, Store Twenty One, is to add a fourth North East ex-Woolies site to its estate, taking over the empty portion...
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Marketing push ahead of Clas Ohlson’s Newcastle opening
Everything seems to be gearing up nicely for the opening of Newcastle’s Clas Ohlson store, just two weeks today on Wednesday 24 August. The Northumberland...
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Conversion of North Shields Netto to Asda set to begin
I paid my first visit to an ex-Netto Asda Supermarket last weekend – more of which in the coming days – but meanwhile the process...
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From Newcastle to Slovenia, there’s no escaping Mike Ashley
Coming from Tyneside, there’s little avoiding either Mike Ashley or his continually expanding Sports Direct chain. Newcastle city centre has two large Sports Direct stores –...
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From blogging to judging – celebrating retail with Stockton’s Town Centre Business Awards
Stockton’s Town Centre Business Awards are a new initiative designed to find and celebrate “Stockton Borough’s crème de la crème of town centre businesses”.
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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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Tamworth’s ex-Netto Morrisons is small but (almost) perfectly formed
With a visit to an ex-Netto UGO in the bag, and one to an ex-Netto Asda in the offing, it seemed only fair to check...
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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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Harris: “We believe, long term, UGO has a good future”
Interview headlines: UGO stores need to “trade better” but are not “at danger level” IT and ordering issues will be addressed More UGO stores planned...
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Haldanes’ Arthur Harris interviewed: “I’ll carry on the action against the Co-op”
Interview headlines: Three Haldanes stores could still be saved Harris pledges to carry on his legal action against the Co-op Blames collapse on Co-op’s alleged...
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Co-op returns to Birtley with purchase of Netto store
The Co-operative Group has announced today that it is to acquire the Netto store in Birtley, Gateshead – one of the six remaining sites that Asda...
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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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