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Poundland: Why we deserve pride of place on Princes Street

2019-11-14T07:00:00+00:00By

Imagine my surprise last month when a Google alert told me The Times Scotland had decided the arrival of the latest Poundland store on Edinburgh’s premier shopping destination “threatens to cheapen Princes Street”.

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Watch: TK Maxx Christmas ad invites customers to gift differently

Argos Christmas advert 2019

Watch: Argos puts catalogue at heart of Christmas ad

FAO Schwarz Selfridges

In pictures: Selfridges unveils first FAO Schwarz Europe flagship

Blower cartoon 15 August 2019

Retail cartoon: Poundland – what’s in a name?

Cartoon June 12 2019

Retail cartoon: James Daunt's American tale

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Watch: Pets at Home opens doors to 'store of the future'

High-Street-Index

Data: high street will not survive in current form, say consumers

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Peter Pritchard RWLive 2019

Watch: Pets at Home boss on using Amazon's dominance for your gain

For the first time since opening its first mini Habitat shop-in-shops, Sainsbury's has taken down the segregating walls to create more of a department store feel.

First look: Inside Sainsbury's Selly Oak 'experiment'

argos christmas

Watch: Argos focuses on fulfilment in Christmas advert

  • Watch: TK Maxx Christmas ad invites customers to gift differently

  • Watch: Argos puts catalogue at heart of Christmas ad

  • In pictures: Selfridges unveils first FAO Schwarz Europe flagship

  • Retail cartoon: Poundland – what’s in a name?

  • Retail cartoon: James Daunt's American tale

  • Watch: Pets at Home opens doors to 'store of the future'

  • Data: high street will not survive in current form, say consumers

  • Watch: Pets at Home boss on using Amazon's dominance for your gain

  • First look: Inside Sainsbury's Selly Oak 'experiment'

  • Watch: Argos focuses on fulfilment in Christmas advert

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