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

Tagged: Horley

Former Woolworths (now Evitavonni), Farnham (25 Aug 2012). Photograph by Steve Hack 2

Home and DIY / Independent Stores / Property / Social Media / Woolworths

Farnham, home to Britain’s poshest ex-Woolies (just don’t try to photograph it)


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While former Woolworths up and down the country now play host to Poundland and B&M Bargains – with just the occasional Waitrose – the Surrey town...

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Promotion for Crawley store on Wilkinson website (15 Aug 2012) 0

Co-operatives / Online / Property / Retail History / Variety Stores / Woolworths

New-concept Wilko opens in Crawley’s ex-TJ Hughes store


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Wilkinson’s “newest and most exciting concept store” has opened at 14-26 The Broadway in Crawley this morning (15 August). Designed to “offer the community a...

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Former Woolworths (now Boots), Crook (6 Nov 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult 4

Market Towns / Property / Retail History / Woolworths

Crook’s long-lost Woolies


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Imagine a small town whose Woolworths opened in the 1930s, closed in the 1970s, and is now occupied by Boots. A town where, even all those...

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Former Woolworths, Horley (4 Sep 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult 4

Department Stores / Fashion Stores / Retail History / Woolworths

Horley’s old Woolies – long closed, but hard to miss


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During the summer, I’ve built up a veritable stack of photos of old Woolworths stores, from all kinds of places across the UK – not...

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