Tagged: Anglia Regional Co-operative Society

McEwens of Perth a few years before closure. Photograph by Kim Traynor (8 Oct 2013)

September 13, 2017

Beales opening in Perth shows that the department store isn’t yet dead

The news that Beales is to take over the ex-McEwens department store site in Perth, with an expected opening in November, was a surprise on various levels.

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

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

January 30, 2013

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.

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

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

January 21, 2013

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...