Photo blog: ten shop fascias that time – and the retailers – forgot
From forgotten remnants of defunct retailers, or ’80s fascias that chains have failed to update, here are ten of my favourite shop fascias that time forgot.
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Birtley’s ex-Netto Co-operative Food – shiny, but still a Co-op
Travelling back from Chester-le-Street yesterday, I was finally able to visit – and do a shop in – The Co-operative Food store in Birtley, which opened...
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The South Shields shop that’s been a Woolworths… and nearly every supermarket name too
When I recently got hold of a copy of the 1972 Woolworths store list, I was surprised to see a reference to a North East...
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Co-op returns to Birtley with purchase of Netto store
The Co-operative Group has announced today that it is to acquire the Netto store in Birtley, Gateshead – one of the six remaining sites that Asda...
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Work starts on converting Tyneside Netto stores to Asda Supermarkets
Less than six months after the carve-up of the Netto estate was confirmed, the Danish supermarket fascia is well on its way to disappearing from the...
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Store closures loom as indie grocer Haldanes calls in administrators
The independent supermarket chain Haldanes looks set to become the latest retail casualty, after filing for an administration order today. In a statement this afternoon,...
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From no sprouts to no claims – an unusual use for an old Safeway
It’s amazing how a throwaway remark can prompt an entire discussion on something unexpected… In my January post about the divvying up of Netto’s North...
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Houghton has a le-Spring in its step – the changing fortunes of the North East’s ex-Woolies sites
With a dwindling number of empty Woolworths stores remaining in the North East, it doesn’t take too long to check out whether anything’s happening on...
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Haldanes not ruling out purchase of “great” Netto Birtley store
When Asda’s sale of 39 surplus Netto stores was announced a couple of weeks ago, I noted that Birtley – a small town close to...
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Asda’s sale of surplus Netto stores: who gets what in the North East
As I blogged earlier, Asda’s acquisition of Netto’s UK business moved a step closer yesterday, with the news that it has reached agreement to sell...
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Morrisons to acquire Tamworth’s Netto store
The Netto store in my old hometown of Tamworth is one of 16 sites that Morrisons is set to acquire following Asda’s purchase of the Netto UK...
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Belper’s fine mix of supermarkets and indie retailers
Following on from my 2009 visit to Alfreton, Heanor and Ripley in Derbyshire, I was able to pay a fleeting visit this festive season to...
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Alworths lined up for non-Woolies site in Alloa?
Just a week after its first two Scottish stores opened in Forfar and Cupar, the variety store chain Alworths is now “recruiting for enthusiastic, customer focussed...
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Site for sixth Alworths store announced…
…and it’s going to be in Cosham, a northern suburb of Portsmouth, Hampshire. Due to open in February, this will be the first new Alworths...
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Durham – a rare blip in the Waitrose success story
By and large, Waitrose is very much in the habit of opening stores, rather than closing them – so went wrong with Waitrose’s now-closed Durham branch?
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