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Clas Ohlson heads northwards… though not quite far enough north yet
Clas Ohlson's existing Croydon store 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 getting used to) I blogged about the...
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A Woolies twist to every story
Former Zavvi, Newcastle (27 Sep 2009) Well, that’s a surprise! I’ve only just discovered that I’ve been photographing and blogging about a former Woolworths store – here, and more recently here –...
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Haldanes pledges that UGO will be “the icing on the Netto cake”
UGO cake Following my recent post about Asda’s divestment of 39 surplus Netto stores, I had the pleasure of being invited to my first press conference last Friday, in Leeds. Appropriately held just a...
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Woolies spotting in Leeds
Original Woolworths (now House of Fraser), Briggate, Leeds (21 Jan 2011) As you would expect, I used the opportunity of being in Leeds last week to check out the city centre’s former Woolies sites....
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Leeds’“retail soulmate” starts to take shape
Trinity Leeds logo (21 Jan 2011) During my recent visit to Leeds city centre, one of the most visible retail developments was the ongoing construction work for Trinity Leeds, with cranes towering over...
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As Clas Ohlson pledges “long-term commitment” to UK, I check out the Leeds store
Clas Ohlson, Leeds (21 Jan 2011) Things have been pretty quiet on the Clas Ohlson front since the Swedish hardware retailer announced the latest stage of its UK expansion, back in August. Those new...
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Remembering Shoppers World: Woolworths’ early Argos-style experiment
Shoppers World locations, 1975 (adapted from Woolworths Virtual Museum graphic) It’s always good to receive updates on former Woolies sites that I’ve previously featured here at Soult’s Retail View, so...
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Poundworld’s multi-price format, Discount UK, lands in Middlesbrough
Discount UK (former Woolworths), Middlesbrough (4 May 2011) Down on Teesside last week, I’d only really planned to have a quick look around Middlesbrough while waiting for my connecting bus to Redcar....
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Harris: “We believe, long term, UGO has a good future”
UGO offers leaflet Interview headlines: UGO stores need to “trade better” but are not “at danger level” IT and ordering issues will be addressed More UGO stores planned – new Leeds store “in...
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November opening for Jesmond Waitrose… in Grimsby
Waitrose Jesmond... in Grimsby (23 Aug 2011) Map blooper stories are always good value, whether it’s because they’ve erased Wales or located Shrewsbury in the middle of a river. Now, potential John...
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As Stratford City opens, I check out John Lewis’s answers to the lack of...
John Lewis fascia As the vast Westfield Stratford City opens its doors today, it’s little wonder that most of Twitter’s retail commentators seem to have decamped to east London. With 300 stores (though...
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Exclusive: Lego Store set for 29 November opening at Intu Metrocentre
Soult minifigure at the Trinity Leeds Lego Store (15 Aug 2013) The new Lego Store at Gateshead’s Intu Metrocentre is to open on Friday 29 November, I understand. The imminent opening of the store seems...
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