John Lewis Tamworth takes shape
Following the confirmation, in April, that John Lewis will indeed be opening one of its ‘At Home’ stores in Tamworth, work on site seems to be...
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Work starts on converting Tyneside Netto stores to Asda Supermarkets
Less than six months after the carve-up of the Netto estate was confirmed, the Danish supermarket fascia is well on its way to disappearing from the...
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Haldanes stores in Tattershall, Wigton, Crieff and Tranent may be saved
Following on from yesterday’s news regarding Haldanes filing for administration, I understand that the four stores “subject to possible acquisition” [broken link removed] are those in...
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Store closures loom as indie grocer Haldanes calls in administrators
The independent supermarket chain Haldanes looks set to become the latest retail casualty, after filing for an administration order today. In a statement this afternoon,...
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Poundstretcher takes over Llandudno Alworths after all
Many thanks to my North Wales contact, Dave Roberts, who has sent me a photo of the former Alworths store in Llandudno being converted into...
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From no sprouts to no claims – an unusual use for an old Safeway
It’s amazing how a throwaway remark can prompt an entire discussion on something unexpected… In my January post about the divvying up of Netto’s North...
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Newcastle’s Clas Ohlson on track for 24 August opening
Clas Ohlson, the Swedish hardware retailer, has confirmed that its new Newcastle store in Northumberland Street will open on Wednesday 24 August. Recently erected hoardings around the...
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Redruth: the Cornish town that lost its Woolies twice
In my last post I mentioned my February visit to Cornwall, writing about one of the county’s former Woolworths – in Launceston (store #812) –...
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5-7 Southgate Street, Launceston – historic birthplace and former Woolworths [updated]
The hazard of doing so much travelling around interesting towns is that I end up with more retail-related photographs – and topics to blog about...
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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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Poundworld’s multi-price format, Discount UK, lands in Middlesbrough
Down on Teesside last week, I’d only really planned to have a quick look around Middlesbrough while waiting for my connecting bus to Redcar. However, I...
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Will UGO back? Checking out Britain’s newest supermarket chain
Since first meeting them at the UGO launch press conference back in January, it’s been a pleasure to develop a really good relationship with the...
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Poundstretcher expands with purchase of failed Alworths stores
Amid the gloom of Alworths’ collapse into administration last month, it seems that there’s now some good news. Retail Week is reporting that Alworths’ variety...
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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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Redcar’s ‘virtual shops’ – with added authenticity
There’s nothing like glorious weather to bring a British seaside resort to life, and Redcar, on the Tees Valley coast, had a really great buzz about...
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Felling and North Kenton – two more long-closed Tyneside Woolies
This is my 200th blog post since starting Soult’s Retail View back in July 2009, so it seems only appropriate for it to bring together two of my...
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Upmarket Pinner trades ex-Woolies pound shop for WHSmith – but not everyone’s happy
Many thanks to Bryan Roberts from Kantar Retail iQ, who let me know via Twitter that the old Woolworths in Pinner, north west London, has recently...
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Readers’ ex-Woolies updates from Harrow and Finchley Road
Though I’ve paid several visits to London over the last year, I’ve still only scratched the surface as far as photographing the capital’s ex-Woolies stores...
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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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