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Soult's Retail View

 Graham Soult ― http://www.soultsretailview.co.uk

A blog by me, Graham Soult, taking a wide-ranging look at the UK retail industry. I'm a retail consultant based in Gateshead, so my posts often have a North East flavour.

Particular areas of interest include retail history, department stores, supermarkets, new retailers, and former Woolworths stores.

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Victoria’s Secret heading to Newcastle’s Monument Mall – if Hammerson’s posters are to be believed

Victoria’s Secret heading to Newcastle’s Monument Mall – if Hammerson’s posters are to be believed

Soult's Retail View ― Newcastle is set to host one of the UK’s first branches of US lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret – if new posters around Hammerson’s Monument Mall development are to be believed. Following the opening of the scheme’s...

Tags: Property, Shopping Centres, Armani Exchange, Bose, Fenwick, Hammerson

Graham Soult ― 11 weeks 3 days ago

Ponden Home opens in Gateshead’s ex-Bonmarche store as Trinity Square takes shape nearby

Ponden Home opens in Gateshead’s ex-Bonmarche store as Trinity Square takes shape nearby

Soult's Retail View ― Ponden Home, the soft furnishings and accessories retailer, has opened a new shop in Gateshead town centre, taking the unit in Jackson Street that had been empty since Bonmarche closed down a year ago. Though the letting to Ponden Home had been...

Tags: Home And DIY, Property, Regeneration, Shopping Centres, Bonmarche, Costa

Graham Soult ― 13 weeks ago

Newcastle’s new TK Maxx gets ready for 28 February opening

Newcastle’s new TK Maxx gets ready for 28 February opening

Soult's Retail View ― 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 its doors. The development’s anchor retailer – the fashion and homewares...

Tags: Fashion Stores, Property, Shopping Centres, Armani Exchange, Hammerson, Jamie's Italian

Graham Soult ― 13 weeks ago

Clas Ohlson bucks the trend as winter ranges drive UK sales up 7% during January

Clas Ohlson bucks the trend as winter ranges drive UK sales up 7% during January

Soult's Retail View ― On the same day as the ONS has revealed an unexpected fall in UK retail sales during a snowy January, one retailer – the Swedish hardware chain Clas Ohlson – has unveiled its best monthly year-on-year sales increase at UK stores since...

Tags: Brands, Campaigns, Economy, Home And DIY, Marketing, Online

Graham Soult ― 14 weeks ago

Mountain Warehouse CEO outlines plans for relocated Carlisle store as sales soar across the chain

Mountain Warehouse CEO outlines plans for relocated Carlisle store as sales soar across the chain

Soult's Retail View ― The boss of Mountain Warehouse has told Soult’s Retail View that the chain plans to open a new, bigger store in Carlisle – despite its current store in Scotch Street being in the midst of a closing-down sale. Since I blogged about the...

Tags: Outdoor Leisure, Property, Specialist Retailers, Blacks, Booths, Carlisle

Graham Soult ― 14 weeks ago

A challenge from Sage: my tips on starting a business in retail… in 500 words

A challenge from Sage: my tips on starting a business in retail… in 500 words

Soult's Retail View ― As you may have seen already, I was recently recruited as a Business Expert by the well-known Newcastle-based business software and services provider Sage. Set up towards the end of last year, the aim of the new group is to support and advise the ...

Tags: Marketing, Online, Social Media, Facebook, Rachel Parkin, Sage

Graham Soult ― 14 weeks ago

Four North East stores to go in first wave of HMV closures

Four North East stores to go in first wave of HMV closures

Soult's Retail View ― As you may well have seen last week, four North East locations are among the 66 loss-making HMV stores that will close within the next couple of months, following an announcement by the firm’s administrator Deloitte. The North East stores...

Tags: Economy, Online, Specialist Retailers, Amazon.co.uk, Ankerside Shopping Centre, Deloitte

Graham Soult ― 14 weeks ago

Notes from my Spring Fair seminar: 14 tips for creating great retail web content #SF

Notes from my Spring Fair seminar: 14 tips for creating great retail web content #SF

Soult's Retail View ― After sharing my practical tips on creating a great retail website at last year’s Autumn Fair, it was a pleasure to be invited back to the E-commerce and Social Media Stage at the even bigger Spring Fair – many thanks to everyone who ...

Tags: Marketing, Online, Social Media, CannyInsights.com, Google, Graham Soult

Graham Soult ― 15 weeks ago

Catch my free seminar on creating great web content – this Monday (4 February) at Spring Fair #SF

Catch my free seminar on creating great web content – this Monday (4 February) at Spring Fair #SF

Soult's Retail View ― After helping retailers “get content with their web content” at last year’s Autumn Fair International, I’m delighted to have been invited back to give the same talk at next week’s Spring Fair – the leading ...

Tags: Home And DIY, Marketing, Online, Social Media, Graham Soult, Spring Fair International

Graham Soult ― 15 weeks ago

“What began as a marketing exercise is now all consuming”: Retailer Q&A with Shower Enclosures UK

Soult's Retail View ― If one theme has emerged clearly from my Retailer Q&A series to date, it’s that modern retail businesses can’t really afford to ignore the Internet: whether that’s a niche retailer like Geordies Everywhere, set up to take...

Tags: Home And DIY, Marketing, Online, Retailer Q&A, Social Media, Amazon.co.uk

Graham Soult ― 16 weeks ago

Now Lincolnshire Co-op is to exit non-food – but a “bright future” under new ownership is promised

Soult's Retail View ― Just one week after Midlands Co-op announced the closure of its department stores, another Midlands-based consumer co-op – the Lincolnshire Co-operative – has revealed that it too is to exit non-food. However, where Midlands ...

Tags: Co-operatives, Department Stores, Home And DIY, Property, Retail History, AHF

Graham Soult ― 16 weeks ago

As eight Midlands Co-op department stores face closure, what might the future hold?

Soult's Retail View ― Midlands Co-op has become the latest co-operative society to exit non-food, with its announcement today that eight Fashion & Home department stores are to close within six months. All the affected stores are in the East Midlands, including ...

Tags: Co-operatives, Department Stores, Property, Retail History, Anglia Regional Co-operative Society, Baldwins

Graham Soult ― 17 weeks ago

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