A - Z of used to be Shops

[Jemisa]

We are losing our High St shops every day, can you name from a-z shops we used to see, some of the big ones we all know,
Here's some to start you off - - -

A - Alders Dept Store

B - Barrats = Shoes

C - C & A = Clothes

D - Dewhursts = Butchers

E - Etam Ladies outfitters.

F - ???

[hc4361]

Freeman Hardy & Willis - shoes

[petal54]

H= Hodges=men's clothes

[hc4361]

Gamages - department store

[hc4361]

Happy Eater - cafe

[weecalf]

By the time I get this wrote I will be too late for M so Zebadee

[hc4361]

Index - like Argos

[Jemisa]

I - J - K - ??

L - Littlewoods = Dept store

M - M - F - I = DIY store

N - Needles & pins = haberdashery

O - ?

[Jemisa]

Weecalf - Zebadee?? we are looking for shops & stores that are no longer with us.

In my High St in Southend we have Zebadee, Nursery Itams = cots, & High Chairs etc.

jem

[juandelacruz]

What does it matter? Those companies weren't Efficient - some of them hadn't sacked anyone for years. Tesco, Sainsbury, Safeway, they're all doing well. Who cares if the fruit tastes of nothing, future generations won't know what an apples tastes like anyway. We all put the same stuff in the stores, so people have to buy it. Then we say it's "popular". As long as we're making lots of lovely money, we'll grab the headlines and Business Men will be glamorous and exciting. This is Progress and after all, you can't stop Progress, so it must be good. And this is what they do in the USA. so it must be right.

[Jemisa]

Lighten up jdc - Its just a bit of nostalgia. We're talking about memories here NOT money. - Doh!

jem

[ann_h]

R -Rumbelows electrical, like Comet - was in only in the South West?

[ann_h]

O - Olivers shoes
W - WHSmith DIY

[Jemisa]

Some duplicates for you = R - Radio Rentals = E = Express Dairy's - D = Derwent - TV rentals =
To carry on - - -T - Tru-Form - Shoes.
T - Timothy Whites - chemist
S - Scottish Wool Shop. - wools
V - Victoria Wine - Off Licence
W - Woolworths
P - Pollards ?

jem

[oranger]

flipping hell its shut

[Infomaniac]

Kendals

[boxtops]

Kwik Save
Timothy Whites & Taylors hardmongers

[EGTB]

O = Olympus Sports

[boxtops]

Premus

[EGTB]

F = Finefare

[Everhelpful]

City Stylish:Clothes
Marcus Price:Clothes
Blayneys: Off Licence.
Texas DIY Store. as for Safeway,I don't think they are trading now.
Fine-Fare: Supermarket.
Presto: Supermarket.
Dixons: PC and TV Store,now Currys,etc.