AWARD-winning independent menswear retailer Master Debonair have announced they will be the latest addition to the newly-renovated mid-19th century building Mackie’s Corner in Sunderland city centre. Over the past year the historic site has undergone essential renovations by local property developers the Kirtley family, who purchased the building in […]
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North East travel industry feeling the ‘feel-good’ factor
ONE South Shields travel agent has claimed that the impending return of overseas holiday’s has created a ‘feel good’ factor for the industry. LAST week the Prime Minister announced plans to ease England’s lockdown restrictions. This included the news that international travel would be allowed to resume from the 17th […]
South Shields retailer calls on the public to support their local high street this Christmas
The owner of men’s clothing store Northern Threads in South Shields has said more people need to shop in their local high street to prevent the take-over of e-commerce. Phil Goodfellow, 32, has seen many store closures in South Shields, from Mark and Spencer’s to the imminent close of Burton’s […]
Sunderland’s high street ranked as the fifth unhealthiest in the UK
A recent report has ranked Sunderland number five in the UK’s top 10 most unhealthy high streets. The report, published by The Royal Society for Public Health, takes a number of factors into account including the number of leisure centres, betting shops and museums that the high street has to […]
BHS to disappear from Sunderland high street
BHS is to disappear from the Sunderland high street and throughout the country resulting in the loss of up to 11,000 jobs. It comes after administrators failed to find a buyer for the retailer which has 8 stores in the region. All of the 163 shops across the UK will […]
Retailer, Austin Reed, faces administration putting 1000 jobs at risk – a day after BHS collapse
Retail chain, Austin Reed, is poised to formally collapse into administration, putting about 1,000 high-street jobs at risk just a day after BHS hit the rocks. It is understood the tailor will appoint Alix Partners after revealing a notice to appoint advisers to handle an administration late last week. The […]