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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

Poster showing Victoria's Secret at Monument Mall, Newcastle (3 Mar 2013). Photograph by Graham Soult 5

Property / Shopping Centres

March 5, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published March 5, 2013 · Last modified March 23, 2017

Victoria’s Secret heading to Newcastle’s Monument Mall – if Hammerson’s posters are to be believed

Newcastle is set to host one of the UK’s first branches of Victoria’s Secret – if posters around Hammerson’s Monument Mall development are to be believed.

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Fitting out Ponden Home, Gateshead (10 Feb 2013). Photograph by Graham Soult 4

Home and DIY / Property / Regeneration / Shopping Centres

February 17, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 17, 2013 · Last modified November 10, 2016

Ponden Home opens in Gateshead’s ex-Bonmarche store as Trinity Square takes shape nearby

Ponden Home, the soft furnishings and accessories retailer, has opened a new shop in Gateshead town centre, taking the unit in Jackson Street that had been empty...

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New TK Maxx, Northumberland Street, Newcastle (10 Feb 2013). Photograph by Graham Soult 4

Fashion Stores / Property / Shopping Centres

February 17, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 17, 2013 · Last modified January 16, 2017

Newcastle’s new TK Maxx gets ready for 28 February opening

Getting on for a year since the redevelopment of Monument Mall began, the first reconfigured store within the Hammerson-owned scheme is finally preparing to open...

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Clas Ohlson website (15 Feb 2013) 1

Brands / Campaigns / Economy / Home and DIY / Marketing / Online / Outdoor Leisure / Property / Social Media

February 15, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 15, 2013

Clas Ohlson bucks the trend as winter ranges drive UK sales up 7% during January

On the same day as the ONS has revealed an unexpected fall in UK retail sales during a snowy January, one retailer – the Swedish hardware...

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Existing Mountain Warehouse store in Scotch Street, Carlisle (13 Feb 2013). Photograph by Graham Soult 0

Outdoor Leisure / Property / Specialist Retailers

February 15, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 15, 2013

Mountain Warehouse CEO outlines plans for relocated Carlisle store as sales soar across the chain

The boss of Mountain Warehouse has told Soult’s Retail View that the chain plans to open a new, bigger store in Carlisle – despite its current store in Scotch...

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Sage Business Experts website (11 Dec 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult 0

Marketing / Merchandising / Online / Social Media

February 12, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 12, 2013 · Last modified July 25, 2017

A challenge from Sage: my tips on starting a business in retail… in 500 words

As you may have seen already, I was recently recruited as a Business Expert by the well-known Newcastle-based business software and services provider Sage. Set...

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HMV, South Shields (18 Jun 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult 1

Economy / Online / Specialist Retailers

February 12, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 12, 2013 · Last modified May 7, 2018

Four North East stores to go in first wave of HMV closures

As you may well have seen last week, four North East locations are among the 66 loss-making HMV stores that will close within the next couple...

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Woolaballoo.com site on an iPad (1 Feb 2013). Photograph by Graham Soult 0

Marketing / Online / Social Media

February 4, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 4, 2013 · Last modified February 12, 2013

Notes from my Spring Fair seminar: 14 tips for creating great retail web content #SF

After sharing my practical tips on creating a great retail website at last year’s Autumn Fair, it was a pleasure to be invited back to the E-commerce...

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Home and DIY / Marketing / Online / Social Media

February 1, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published February 1, 2013 · Last modified November 10, 2016

Catch my free seminar on creating great web content – this Monday (4 February) at Spring Fair #SF

After helping retailers “get content with their web content” at last year’s Autumn Fair International, I’m delighted to have been invited back to give the...

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Home and DIY / Marketing / Online / Retailer Q&A / Social Media

January 31, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published January 31, 2013 · Last modified November 10, 2016

“What began as a marketing exercise is now all consuming”: Retailer Q&A with Shower Enclosures UK

If one theme has emerged clearly from my Retailer Q&A series to date, it’s that modern retail businesses can’t really afford to ignore the Internet: whether...

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Lincolnshire Co-op website (30 Jan 2013). Photograph by Graham Soult 0

Co-operatives / Department Stores / Home and DIY / Property / Retail History

January 30, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published January 30, 2013 · Last modified November 10, 2016

Now Lincolnshire Co-op is to exit non-food – but a “bright future” under new ownership is promised

Just one week after Midlands Co-op announced the closure of its department stores, Lincolnshire Co-op has revealed that it too is to exit non-food.

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Co-op department store, Derby (10 Nov 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult 7

Co-operatives / Department Stores / Merchandising / Property / Retail History

January 21, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published January 21, 2013 · Last modified January 16, 2017

As eight Midlands Co-op department stores face closure, what might the future hold?

Midlands Co-op has become the latest co-operative society to exit non-food, with its announcement today that eight Fashion & Home department stores are to close within...

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Nipper logo at HMV in Coventry (7 Feb 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult 7

Economy / Online / Specialist Retailers / Supermarkets / Woolworths

January 14, 2013

 by Graham Soult · Published January 14, 2013 · Last modified July 30, 2014

Nipper on the brink: is there a future for HMV, and do we care?

If reports tonight are to be believed, it looks like the 92-year-old entertainment retailer HMV could collapse into administration tomorrow (Tuesday 15 January), putting around 235 stores and...

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Wood's Gifts at Tamworth Co-op (21 Dec 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult 8

Co-operatives / Department Stores / Retail History

December 24, 2012

 by Graham Soult · Published December 24, 2012 · Last modified May 7, 2018

New Jacques Vert concession launched as Tamworth Co-op’s department store looks to the future

Tamworth shoppers now have access to a raft of Jacques Vert Group womenswear brands, following the opening of a new upmarket outlet concession in the...

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HMV Newcastle (11 Jun 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult 3

Economy

December 13, 2012

 by Graham Soult · Published December 13, 2012 · Last modified May 7, 2018

As HMV struggles, just how important is the pre-Christmas trading period for retailers?

Eighteen months on from securing a £220m refinancing ‘lifeline’, HMV’s warning today that it is likely to breach its banking covenants in January and April has...

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Nabru homepage (13 Dec 2012) 0

Advertising / Home and DIY / Mobile Commerce / Online / Retailer Q&A

December 13, 2012

 by Graham Soult · Published December 13, 2012 · Last modified January 30, 2013

“The biggest opportunities lie in mobile commerce”: Retailer Q&A with Nabru

With Walmsley’s currently teetering on the high street, and chains like Habitat, Land of Leather and MFI having collapsed in the last few years, the...

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QS Supplies website (13 Aug 2012) 1

Home and DIY / Online / Retailer Q&A / Specialist Retailers

December 5, 2012

 by Graham Soult · Published December 5, 2012

Bringing a “fashion skill set” to bathrooms: Retailer Q&A with QS Supplies

Back in July, I discussed the fragmented and increasingly competitive bathrooms market, raising the question of “what independent bathroom retailers – whether offline, online, or...

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Walmsley's, Newcastle (3 Dec 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult 3

Brands / Online / Property

December 5, 2012

 by Graham Soult · Published December 5, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2017

North East stores at risk as high street furnisher Walmsley’s collapses again

Stores in Newcastle, Sunderland, Blyth and Stockton are among 24 shops that are at risk following the collapse of Walmsley’s, the high street furniture specialist,...

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New Tiger store, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow (22 Nov 2012). Photograph by Graham Soult 2

Overseas / Property / Variety Stores / Woolworths

November 23, 2012

 by Graham Soult · Published November 23, 2012 · Last modified May 7, 2018

Celtic Tiger: the Danish variety retailer prepares for Glasgow store opening

If you follow my tweets you’ll know that I’ve spent the middle part of this week in Glasgow, taking time to explore the Ayrshire coast...

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Customer Service / Home and DIY / Online

November 8, 2012

 by Graham Soult · Published November 8, 2012 · Last modified November 14, 2012

Critiquing the Achica experience as I try out the “members-only luxury lifestyle store”

Since its launch less than three years ago, the private sales etailer Achica – badged as the “members-only luxury lifestyle store” – has been something of a quiet...

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    29 Oct, 2010

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Time for a hearty lunch at Lou's at St Cuthbert's Time for a hearty lunch at Lou's at St Cuthbert's Walk in Chester-le-Street, which has had a fantastic post-lockdown refurb since we were last here. Superb customer service too, with a friendly greeter, efficient check-in process, and then full table service 👏 #ChesterleStreet #CLSIsOpen #cafe #lunch
Enjoying delicious homemade #dumplings at Miss Ele Enjoying delicious homemade #dumplings at Miss Elephant in #ChesterleStreet 😍. This plate is a #veggie-friendly mix of the cabbage and cheese, and spinach and mushroom varieties - topped with onlon, but without the bacon option, obviously! #pierogi #food #instafood #lunch
With no-one else but us on the beach, it was too t With no-one else but us on the beach, it was too tempting not to turn it briefly into a #cannybeach. Don't worry - all trace was removed before leaving again, though the tide would have soon erased it anyway! #coll #isleofcoll #scotland
"#Retail will be increasingly about those independ "#Retail will be increasingly about those independent, distinctive, local businesses that really are rooted in their communities and give something back to their communities." Thank you to Alex and Naomi from Artifact Media for filming me in Chester-le-Street this week. Through video, they will be telling the story of a town that is navigating and emerging from lockdown - showcasing local businesses, and providing lots of positive, shareable content 🎥

#chesterlestreet #recthelockdown #highstreet #evolvingnotdying
Time for a mini brand refresh 💥 #newlook #newlo Time for a mini brand refresh 💥 #newlook #newlogo #retail #highstreet #durham
Positive to end the year with 14 of 18 units occup Positive to end the year with 14 of 18 units occupied at St Cuthbert's Walk in #ChesterleStreet - the best occupancy in years. Contact Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents about the four available units - tenants benefit from free marketing support from us, and via the St Cuthbert's Walk social media channels. #retail #highstreet #evolvingnotdying #countydurham #shoppingcentre
The #LightsOut inflatable installation at Mackie's The #LightsOut inflatable installation at Mackie's Corner in #Sunderland city centre is a great photo opportunity, and an effective way of making people look again at a beautiful but underappreciated building 🐙 
#art #urbanart #highstreet #architecture #mackiescorner
When people claim the department store is dead, we When people claim the department store is dead, we always advise they visit Sandersons at Fox Valley in #Sheffield. This is how you do it! Opened in 2016, it is constantly evolving, but is a beautiful space, full of interesting brands and instore services, and with delightful staff.

#retail #departmentstore #foxvalley #stocksbridge

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Soult's Retail View is a blog by me, Graham Soult, taking a wide-ranging look at the UK retail industry. I'm a retail consultant based in Gateshead - and the person behind CannyInsights.com and CannySites.com - so my posts often (but not always) have a North East flavour. [read more]

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Retail property… from the archives

  • Former Woolworths (now Boyes), Bishop Auckland (19 Nov 2013). Photograph by Graham Soult

    Five years on from Woolies’ collapse, Boyes signs for the Coalville store

    26 Nov, 2013

  • Grays Inn Road entrance to former High Holborn Woolworths (5 Apr 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

    Long-lost London Woolies in High Holborn and Tottenham Court Road

    9 Apr, 2011

  • One day – ten former Woolies – one tired blogger

    16 Dec, 2009

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In December 2009, global media intelligence company Cision ranked Soult’s Retail View at #2 in its list of the UK’s top ten retail blogs.

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