Archived blog posts (2009 to 2018) about shops on the high street and online, by North East-based retail consultant Graham Soult
In recent months, the St Andrew’s Way section of Newcastle’s Eldon Square has seen its first tenant departures since opening in February 2010, with the...
Read more....I understand that self-styled “university outfitter” Jack Wills has agreed terms on the prominent corner unit at Hammerson’s Monument Mall, bringing the brand to Newcastle...
Read more....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.
Read more....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...
Read more....The outside of Newcastle’s enlarged Primark is finally starting to gain its funky cladding, as the Northumberland Street store gets ready for its planned opening....
Read more....Cath Kidston is to open a standalone store in Newcastle city centre, it has been revealed. The upmarket clothing, accessories, bags and homeware retailer –...
Read more....It seems that Hammerson, the owner of Newcastle’s Monument Mall, may have inadvertently revealed two of the tenants that it’s signed up for the redeveloped...
Read more....Work started yesterday (16 April) on Hammerson’s much-anticipated redevelopment of the Monument Mall shopping centre in Newcastle, which will see the mall’s circulation spaces infilled and...
Read more....Back at the start of the year, I promised that 2012 was going to be an eventful year for Newcastle city centre in terms of...
Read more....Hot on the heels of its new Express store in Redcar, which launched last month, the discount variety chain Poundworld is set to open another new...
Read more....Today’s announcement that Edinburgh Woollen Mill has bought fashion retailer Peacocks out of administration is very good news as far as the 6,000 saved jobs and 395 retained...
Read more....Since this is my first post of 2012, I must begin by wishing all Soult’s Retail View readers a very Happy New Year! Thank you...
Read more....The opening of St Andrew’s Way back in February – and Hollister, belatedly, in April – may have been this year’s biggest retail events in Newcastle,...
Read more....Peacocks has submitted a planning application for new signage at the former Zavvi site in Newcastle’s Northumberland Street, confirming recent rumours that the fashion retailer was being...
Read more....It’s always fun to find links between my current home of Tyneside and my previous one of Staffordshire – Tamworth playing Gateshead in the Blue...
Read more....Happy New Year to you! You may recall that back in August last year (referring to 2009 as ‘last year’ is bound to take some...
Read more....When I remarked a couple of weeks ago that Newcastle’s “Monument Mall would surely welcome the arrival of a strong anchor store” following the closure...
Read more....With so many old Woolworths sites being taken over by familiar high street names and pound shops, it’s nice when the new arrival is something a...
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