Dearly departed shops :-(

Dearly departed shops :-(

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Thankyou4calling

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10,595 posts

172 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Christmas isn't far away but it always makes me mourn the passing of Woolworths .

What an amazing sweet selection it carried at this time of year.

Mind you it might've hastened its demise as this was the only time of year I'd actually buy anything.

What other shops, brands or businesses have dissapeared that you miss?

tomsugden

2,233 posts

227 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Our Price
Rumbelows

Rosscow

8,723 posts

162 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Tandy
Past Times
Athena

CorbynForTheBin

12,230 posts

193 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Beatties frown

Lotus Notes

1,197 posts

190 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Kwik Save

LeoSayer

7,299 posts

243 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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When you walk through the door
Your pound's worth more
At Williams
Where else

Edited to add....not dearly departed because I never went there but I did like their catchy jingle above, although I used to replace the second line with 'You fall through the floor'.

Edited by LeoSayer on Tuesday 10th November 12:17

Thankyou4calling

Original Poster:

10,595 posts

172 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Lotus Notes said:
Kwik Save
I think I saw a Kwiksave the other day but I can't remember where I was.

Post up what you miss about the shop too, not just a list of closed shops :-)

miniman

24,827 posts

261 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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CorbynForTheBin said:
Beatties frown
Good call. Brighton one had a great basement where all the Tamiya kit lived.

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Pride and Clark(the big red building in Stockwell Road); a cornucopia of all things motorbike.

Butter Face

30,192 posts

159 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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When I was a kid there was a shop called Homeworld near us, it sold everything from soft furnishings to TV's etc.

My grandad used to take us near Christmas as he'd be looking for something nice for my Grandma. I remember hours of fun in that place, watching all the amazing TV's hooked up to VCR's. I think of it this time of year as it's long gone (now a Tesco Extra) as is my grandad (long gone, not a tesco extra hehe ). Good times!

N8CYL

457 posts

149 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Has Benetton disappeared or do I just not see it where I live?

cobra kid

4,906 posts

239 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Sweater Shop???

12TS

1,806 posts

209 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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N8CYL said:
Has Benetton disappeared or do I just not see it where I live?
Still going strong

Perik Omo

1,883 posts

147 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Gamages in Holborn, London. Used to have a fantastic xmas display with a massive model railway.

RanchoGrande

1,151 posts

168 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Beatties, used to love visiting their Blackpool store when I was a kid, dreaming that one day I'd be able to get a Midnight Pumpkin remote control car, I did eventually get a Grasshopper 2 though followed by a Subaru Mudblaster. Still yearn for that Midnight Pumpkin... Sad to hear Beatties is no more, I imagine the market place for model stores has shrunk to the point where it's not worth having a physical store.


Anonymous Bodge

38 posts

106 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Laurel Green said:
Pride and Clark(the big red building in Stockwell Road); a cornucopia of all things motorbike.
Ahhh, Snide and Shark. Bought my first bike from them. Gus Kuhn in Stockwell, the breakers in Ladbroke Grove (can't remember the name), any old fashioned car breakers yard, Motorcycle City in Feltham, Hein Gericke.

SydneyBridge

8,500 posts

157 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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I worked in Woolworths when I was a teenager and was in charge of the pic' n mix' - great place to work, although everyone wanted to work on the record counter..

The shop were I worked (Bognor Regis) was later damaged by an IRA bomb

MrBig

2,638 posts

128 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Mostly all been mentioned already but for me:

Tandy/Radio shack
Beatties/Taylor and McKenna
Modelzone
Our Price / Virgin
Tower Records (big loss IMO)
Athena

BertB

1,101 posts

224 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Perik Omo said:
Gamages in Holborn, London. Used to have a fantastic xmas display with a massive model railway.
In the same vein, Allders of Croydon. They had great Christmas windows, sadly they closed in 2013, but I'd left Croydon way before then!

There was also a Beatties just round the corner.



drivin_me_nuts

17,949 posts

210 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Mr Byrite; that home of early 80's sparkly suits with rolled up cuffs that made every wearer act as if they were Crocket or Tubbs... with a skinny piano tie thrown in for good effect. All for £50.

oh the shame.