Good news for Sunderland as fashion store Utopia takes over ex-Peacocks
Sunderland’s ex-Peacocks unit in The Bridges is finally to be reoccupied, after more than 18 months of vacancy. The prominent Market Square store was one of...
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Cladding goes up on Newcastle’s Primark as new city centre developments take shape
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....
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Customers get first glimpse inside Newcastle’s new Primark
Going away for a summer holiday is usually a prompt for interesting retail things to happen in my absence, and this month has been no exception....
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Stunning new entrance planned for Newcastle’s Eldon Square
Plans to be officially unveiled later this week reveal that the Northumberland Street entrance to Newcastle’s Eldon Square shopping centre is set to undergo a massive makeover. The...
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The closure of Hoopers department store in Carlisle, and what might replace it
The recent news that Hoopers in Carlisle is to close is clearly a disappointing development for the city, but it’s also very sad for anyone – like me...
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Newcastle and Gateshead retail developments roundup
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...
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Newcastle’s extended Primark takes shape
Whatever you might think about the rise of the fashion retailer Primark, there’s no disputing that it’s one of the big retail success stories right...
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One town, five stores: tracking down Middlesbrough’s ex-Woolworths (part 3)
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I’ve talked about the two incarnations of Middlesbrough’s flagship Woolworths (store #8) – firstly at 91-93 Linthorpe...
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What does 2012 hold for Newcastle city centre?
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...
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Newcastle’s new BHS finally announces its presence
Work on the new BHS store in Newcastle has been underway for more than six months, though the lack of any mention of BHS on...
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Lost in The Rushes: Loughborough’s little piece of Big W history
Loughborough’s former Big W at The Rushes Shopping Centre may have reopened as a Tesco in February last year, but Soult’s Retail View reader Steve...
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Newcastle retail in good health as design of 114,000 sq ft Primark is revealed
Interesting retail things always seem to happen on Tyneside while I’m on holiday! This time, I returned from Slovenia yesterday – hence the lack of...
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Habitat, HomeForm, TJ Hughes: why is it H-H-Hell on the high street?
It’s hard to dispute that the last couple of weeks has been a torrid time for the UK high street, with a succession of well-known...
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Radical Dalziel & Pow design for four-level Newcastle BHS
Plans for Northumberland Street’s new BHS store have been submitted to Newcastle City Council, and propose a more radical than expected transformation of the former...
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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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Work on new Metrocentre Primark well underway
I was at Metrocentre yesterday, and noted that work seems to be progressing well on Primark’s redevelopment of the former Woolworths unit. Though Primark’s relocation...
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Recording Northumberland Street’s retail (r)evolution
I took advantage of today’s gorgeous weather, and the fact that I was in town anyway, to capture some shots of Newcastle’s Northumberland Street before...
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End of an era as Newcastle’s BHS holds closing down sale
Newcastle’s iconic Northumberland Street is set to see its most dramatic retail shake-up since the departure of C&A and Littlewoods more than a decade ago. The BHS store is...
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“Major value fashion anchor” for MetroCentre Woolies site
MetroCentre’s empty Woolworths site is poised to get a new occupant, according to the mall’s majority owners, and is set to be trading by the middle...
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Visiting Sutton Coldfield’s former Woolies – one of 300 still empty across the UK
On Monday – the day that The Local Data Company published new figures on the number of vacant Woolies sites remaining across the UK – I...
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