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Is Apple Store coming to Newcastle’s Eldon Square?
It certainly looks like it, according to the latest, publically available version of the Eldon Square South letting plan.[broken link removed] What’s more, it also appears that there’s going to be a...
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Big Homeware Strength but Barely Helpful Staff
Bhs in Newcastle. Photograph by Graham Soult Its interior may be somewhat dowdy, but I do have a soft spot for Newcastle’s Bhs store, in Northumberland Street. True, the fashionability of some of the...
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Newcastle’s new fashion meccas take shape
No missing the fact that Peacocks is coming... (20 May 2010) 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...
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Wallis to open concession in Robbs of Hexham
Job ad for Wallis in Hexham Delivering on its promise to bring quality concessions to its recently acquired Robbs of Hexham store, it seems that Beales has already signed up the Arcadia-owned...
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The return of “I haven’t seen one of those in a while…”
Old-style BHS logo, Carlisle (14 Dec 2010) Back in September 2009, Soult’s Retail View readers seemed to enjoy my exposé of an old-style WHSmith logo at the rear of the branch in Redcar – well over a...
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Newcastle’s new Next readies for April opening
New Next, Newcastle (23 Feb 2011) Work has been underway on Newcastle’s former Arcadia site for the best part of a year, as the space is transformed into a 55,000 sq ft Next store. Like the old Topshop...
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Radical Dalziel & Pow design for four-level Newcastle BHS
How the new BHS will look. Image by Dalziel & Pow Plans for Northumberland Street’s new BHS store have been submitted to Newcastle City Council, and propose a more radical than expected...
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Swindon’s BHS provides a taster of what Newcastle and Hartlepool can expect
New BHS, Swindon (11 Sep 2011) While visiting Swindon’s out-of-town John Lewis at Home, I also managed to spent some time exploring the town centre. The open-air Parade shopping centre has the...
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Superdry readies for 18 November opening in Durham
Soon-to-open Superdry, Durham (16 Nov 2011) Superdry – the SuperGroup-owned fashion chain of the moment – is gearing up to open its new store in Durham’s Silver Street at 9am this coming Friday (18...
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What does 2012 hold for Newcastle city centre?
La Senza closing down in Newcastle (2 Jan 2012) 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 to everyone who has...
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Newcastle’s new BHS to open on 19 April
BHS fascia Newcastle’s new BHS store in Northumberland Street will open on 19 April, I can reveal. Work on site has been going on since last summer, as BHS transforms the former Next premises into a...
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