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Graham Soult FIPM

@grahamsoult.bsky.social
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Retail Cupid 💘, high street champion, Fellow of the Institute of Place Management (IPM), Durham Business Group chairman. BBC: "The North East's best-known retail expert". Slovenščino se učim! www.cannyinsights.com

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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Seven Galashiels businesses and the positive stories behind the shopfronts What I found while supporting seven Galashiels independent businesses, from specialist expertise and personal service to community impact.
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Seven Galashiels businesses and the positive stories behind the shopfronts
What I found while supporting seven Galashiels independent businesses, from specialist expertise and personal service to community impact.
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SiOL.net @siol.net · 19/08/2026
V rubriki #Prekmeja gostimo Grahama Soulta, zanimivega in vsestranskega Britanca, ki se je v želji, da bi čim bolj razumel Slovence in naš jezik, naučil celo dvojine.
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Britanec, ki ga je očarala Slovenija: uči se slovenščine, obožuje dvojino in obnavlja 200 let staro hišo #video
Verjetno ga poznate z Instagrama, kjer slovenske sledilce navdušuje s simpatičnimi videi v slovenščini, tudi z dvojino, ki številnim tujcem povzroča nemalo preglavic. Britanec Graham Soult Slovenije ž...
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm fairly used to popping up in the media, but this is a first: an interview with me on a leading Slovenian national news website! siol.net/novice/slove...
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Britanec, ki ga je očarala Slovenija: uči se slovenščine, obožuje dvojino in obnavlja 200 let staro hišo #video
Verjetno ga poznate z Instagrama, kjer slovenske sledilce navdušuje s simpatičnimi videi v slovenščini, tudi z dvojino, ki številnim tujcem povzroča nemalo preglavic. Britanec Graham Soult Slovenije ž...
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@cpferguson87.bsky.social Is this being repaired, or removed? 😃🤞
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Designing places with young people, not just for them Emma James explores how designing places with children and young people can create more welcoming high streets, towns and cities.
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Designing places with young people, not just for them
Emma James explores how designing places with children and young people can create more welcoming high streets, towns and cities.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Building on Galashiels’ strengths: a new programme of support for local businesses A pre-project visit to Galashiels reveals a town with plenty to build on, ahead of a new pilot programme supporting local businesses.
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Building on Galashiels’ strengths: a new programme of support for local businesses
A pre-project visit to Galashiels reveals a town with plenty to build on, ahead of a new pilot programme supporting local businesses.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Project case study: Boosting Festive Footfall workshops for Tees Valley Combined Authority How practical workshops helped Tees Valley retailers plan for Christmas and make the most of festive trading.
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Project case study: Boosting Festive Footfall workshops for Tees Valley Combined Authority
How practical workshops helped Tees Valley retailers plan for Christmas and make the most of festive trading.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Thank you, Owen! It was really nice to meet you. We could have compared notes for many more hours, I'm sure!
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The High Street Consultancy congratulates Graham Galpin on IPM Senior Fellowship honour Friends and colleagues celebrate Graham Galpin's IPM Senior Fellowship and the impact he continues to have across the profession.
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The High Street Consultancy congratulates Graham Galpin on IPM Senior Fellowship honour
Friends and colleagues celebrate Graham Galpin's IPM Senior Fellowship and the impact he continues to have across the profession.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Jarrow: a town with stories waiting to be discovered A recent walk around Jarrow revealed a town rich in heritage, identity and untapped potential.
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Jarrow: a town with stories waiting to be discovered
A recent walk around Jarrow revealed a town rich in heritage, identity and untapped potential.
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Why good place management starts with good data Ian Ferguson explores why good place management starts with good data, helping towns and cities make better decisions.
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Why good place management starts with good data
Ian Ferguson explores why good place management starts with good data, helping towns and cities make better decisions.
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Pride in Place in Jarrow: a town with stories waiting to be discovered Graham Soult visits Jarrow to explore Pride in Place, hidden assets, strong heritage and opportunities for renewal.
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Pride in Place in Jarrow: a town with stories waiting to be discovered
Graham Soult visits Jarrow to explore Pride in Place, hidden assets, strong heritage and opportunities for renewal.
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Why we need a new High Streets Task Force Matt Colledge and Ben Stephenson argue that a new High Streets Task Force is needed to help towns deliver lasting change.
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Why we need a new High Streets Task Force
Matt Colledge and Ben Stephenson argue that a new High Streets Task Force is needed to help towns deliver lasting change.
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Martin Rak @martinrak.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Early morning at Lake Bled, Slovenia
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Place partnerships start with listening Graham Galpin reflects on place partnerships, and why listening, communication and collaboration matter in successful towns.
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Place partnerships start with listening
Graham Galpin reflects on place partnerships, and why listening, communication and collaboration matter in successful towns.
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Are place partnerships fit for purpose? Place partnerships are becoming increasingly important as towns compete for investment and regeneration, says Sonia Cubrilo.
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Are place partnerships fit for purpose?
Place partnerships are becoming increasingly important as towns compete for investment and regeneration, says Sonia Cubrilo.
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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 09/04/2026
For over thirty years, a dead rabbit has hung inside Seven Sisters tube station, and thousands of people walk past it every day without noticing. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
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There’s a 30-year old dead rabbit in Seven Sisters tube station
For over thirty years, a dead rabbit has hung inside Seven Sisters tube station, and thousands of people walk past it every day without noticing.
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The High Street Consultancy @highstconsultancy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Pride in Place programme expanded to 40 more communities As Pride in Place extends to 284 UK communities, The High Street Consultancy is taking bookings to support locations with their first steps.
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Pride in Place programme expanded to 40 more communities
As Pride in Place extends to 284 UK communities, The High Street Consultancy is taking bookings to support locations with their first steps.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
TV retail expert Graham Soult invites Eastbourne businesses to final High Street Boost workshop Retail consultant Graham Soult invites Eastbourne businesses to the final High Street Boost workshop on 17 March, sharing practical ideas to attract more customers.
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TV retail expert Graham Soult invites Eastbourne businesses to final High Street Boost workshop
Retail consultant Graham Soult invites Eastbourne businesses to the final High Street Boost workshop on 17 March, sharing practical ideas to attract more customers.
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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 12/03/2026
John Lewis pays out bonus to ‘partners’ for first time since 2022. A sign that the tanker is being turned around. But it’s just 2% of pay – equivalent of a week’s pay. In the past it has often been above 10% and even hit 20+% in 1980s.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Looking forward to being in #Hastings tomorrow evening delivering my free High Street Boost workshop for local businesses. Simple, practical ideas for attracting more customers to your shop, café or salon. 📍 Jackson Hall, Portland Pl 🕠 Wed 11 March, 5.30-7pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/attract-mo...
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 10/03/2026
Nine regional and country winners of The British Book Awards 2026 (#Nibbies) Independent Bookshop of the Year have been revealed today, all with a "through-line of energy, innovation, entrepreneurship" ✨ Read more here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/news/...
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I'm in #Bexhill tomorrow evening delivering my free High Street Boost workshop for local businesses. It's great to see a good mix of traders already signed up. If you run a shop, café, salon or other customer-facing business locally, do join us! Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/high-stre....
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Bexhill Museum @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Tram turning from Manor Road onto De La Warr Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex c.1906. #Bexhill #Sussex #Transport #Tram #History #1900s
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Retail expert highlights visible progress in Eastbourne town centre ahead of business workshop After exploring Eastbourne town centre, retail expert Graham Soult highlights investment, independent retail strength and opportunities ahead.
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Retail expert highlights visible progress in Eastbourne town centre ahead of business workshop
After exploring Eastbourne town centre, retail expert Graham Soult highlights investment, independent retail strength and opportunities ahead.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
TV retail expert Graham Soult bringing free High Street Boost workshop to Hastings TV retail expert Graham Soult brings a free High Street Boost workshop to Hastings to help independent businesses attract more customers.
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TV retail expert Graham Soult bringing free High Street Boost workshop to Hastings
TV retail expert Graham Soult brings a free High Street Boost workshop to Hastings to help independent businesses attract more customers.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Full text: Graham Soult’s speech at the Loughborough Town Deal Impact and Opportunity Business Lunch, 4 March 2026 A speech by retail consultant Graham Soult reflecting on Loughborough Town Deal and the future of UK high streets, including vacancy, independents and perception.
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Full text: Graham Soult’s speech at the Loughborough Town Deal Impact and Opportunity Business Lunch, 4 March 2026
A speech by retail consultant Graham Soult reflecting on Loughborough Town Deal and the future of UK high streets, including vacancy, independents and perception.
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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
⛔️🤔🤷‍♂️
No through road street sign saying “No access to Borough High Street” with another sign underneath it saying “Except for access”
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Free High Street Boost workshop announced for Bexhill businesses Independent businesses in Bexhill can sign up for a free High Street Boost workshop on 10 March and follow-up one-to-one retail support.
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Free High Street Boost workshop announced for Bexhill businesses
Independent businesses in Bexhill can sign up for a free High Street Boost workshop on 10 March and follow-up one-to-one retail support.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Retail specialist featured in national TV documentaries to host Lewes workshop Free High Street Boost workshop at Lewes Town Hall on 24 February to be followed by one-to-one support visits.
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Retail specialist featured in national TV documentaries to host Lewes workshop
Free High Street Boost workshop at Lewes Town Hall on 24 February to be followed by one-to-one support visits.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
👀 www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2584255... #darlington #retail #highstreet #highstreets
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Retail expert talks 'sadness' over Binns closure - but Darlington is still 'vibrant'
A retail expert has branded Darlington’s House of Fraser closure as a “moment of sadness” - but argued that the town remains “vibrant"
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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 29/01/2026
Hero of the day. Tony Slater, who rummaged through discarded McDonald’s litter on verge, found a receipt, contacted the local environmental health officer. Who contacted McD, who used CCTV to work out the car responsible. Result: £500 fine. 💥 (Via @thetimes.com)
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
East Sussex high-street businesses 👇 Free workshops + one-to-one support are on the way. Dates soon. Register interest: www.cannyinsights.com/high-street-... #HighStreetBoost #HighStreets #EastSussex
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Leatherhead: first impressions at a moment of change Seeing Leatherhead through fresh eyes highlights both its strengths and the opportunities ahead as a new BID prepares to get started.
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Leatherhead: first impressions at a moment of change
Seeing Leatherhead through fresh eyes highlights both its strengths and the opportunities ahead as a new BID prepares to get started.
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Kien Tan @kientan74.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🛍️ Staying with LinkedIn, 💯 hard agree with @grahamsoult.bsky.social here... The failures of Claire's and TOFS have less to do with the "health of the high street", and more with the lack of health (and, indeed, lack of relevance) of those two retailers...
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#retail #highstreet #highstreets | Graham Soult FIPM | 17 comments
This morning I was invited on to BBC Radio Cumbria to talk about the collapse of the Modella Capital-owned Claire's and The Original Factory Shop, and was deliberately a little more provocative than u...
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Kathryn A Morrison @kathrynmorrison.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Marking 10 years of buildingourpast.com - 100 posts focusing on historic shops and retail history. Today's offering: Saxone shoe shops. buildingourpast.com?p=11352&prev...
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Smol... like my following on Bluesky! 😁 www.merriam-webster.com/slang/smol
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I could not be more thrilled to share my "Boosting Festive Footfall" film with everyone! 🎬 Working on it with Tees Valley Combined Authority was a pleasure, and the end result is a celebration of #Darlington, of the #TeesValley, and of independent retailers in general. youtu.be/j_5dDdr9zIo?...
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Boosting Festive Footfall | Business Tees Valley
YouTube video by Business Tees Valley
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Some thoughts from me in this podcast with UMi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGwO...
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Reviving the high street - Graham Soult - UMicast
YouTube video by We Are UMi Network
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
"Independents are rooted in the town, they build relationships with customers and offer delight you can't get on your smartphone." Some comment from me here in this BBC News article about my "Boosting Festive Footfall" workshops for the Tees Valley Combined Authority! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Teesside shop owners say it is 'not too late to save High Street'
Retailers on Teesside are being invited to a series of workshops aiming to boost town centre trade.
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Still time for #TeesValley retailers and other businesses to sign up for my "Boosting Festive Footfall" workshops starting on Monday! www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2562147... #retail #highstreet #highstreets
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Support package to boost North East high street businesses this Christmas
A new support scheme launched by the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority aims to boost high street businesses during the critical Christmas…
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Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
As you may have seen, I'm looking forward to delivering eight "Boosting Festive Footfall" workshops - in person across the #TeesValley, and online - over the next few weeks. The sign-up link for local businesses is at www.eventbrite.com/cc/retail-wo....
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Retail Workshop Series – Boosting Festive Footfall
Free workshops with retail expert Graham Soult to help Tees Valley retailers boost festive footfall, visibility, and sales.
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The Vacant Shops Academy @vacantshopsacademy.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Maybe go #HighStreetPositives as @grahamsoult.bsky.social suggests: “Retail is a major employer with determined, resilient, innovative people at every level. It’s doing great stuff in challenging times and could make an even bigger contribution to your growth target given supportive policy & regs…?”
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Leigh Sparks @sparksstirling.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Not really my point. The BRC data show high street footfall up by 0.7% but the article and the headline (especially) is designed not to tell you that. Whether the data from varying sources differ is a different thing. It os the pushing of a narrative despite the data that riles me here
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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 21/10/2025
The encapsulation of Britain’s post-industrialised economy morphing into a experiential/wellness one. Visit the excellent @beamishmuseum.bsky.social, go down a 1910s mine and then luxuriate in Coal Mine bath salts from the gift shop 🧐
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Steve Leach 🛒 @mrsteveleach.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Proud to reopen our #Nettleham food store tomorrow after 6 months of hard work, after a fire gutted the building - the #LincsCoop team have all pulled together with a pop up shop to support the community while we’ve repaired the original store 🫶
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