Woolworths

These old company mascots and logos could once be seen everywhere

9 famous mascots and logos that were once everywhere

Sainsbury's 2014 Christmas advert - 1914.

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Ross Shaddick from Plymouth, Devon, with his Christmas lights which have finally gone out after 54 years.

My Woolworths fairy lights have FINALLY blown after 54 years of use

There are so many shops people want to return or come to Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford.

The shops you would like see return to Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford

Here are 24 shops that are no longer open

24 Wakefield shops we have loved and lost

An outside look of the former Woolworths in Mansfield.

Woolworths to make possible return to British high streets

New research has found which retailers Brits miss seeing most on our highstreets

The 5 shops Brits miss most on UK highstreets including Woolworths

Meet Geoff Stonebanks - owner of 10,000 Christmas decorations

With the news that ToysRUs is making a comeback to the UK, we asked what you would like to see return to Wakefield city centre.

These are the shops, restaurants and activities you would like see return to Wak...

You can now take a 3D virtual tour of Woolworths as it was 30 years ago

You can relive your nostalgia with a 3D virtual Woolworths store tour. And yes, it’s every bit as good as you remember.

Woolworths is back! Take a 3D virtual tour around the iconic store that will tak...

Woolworths’ Pic ‘n’ Mix is back - here’s where you can buy it

Is Woolworths reopening? The Twitter rumour debunked

Pearson’s: The pet shop was a favourite.

COLUMN: Fond childhood memories of our Pontefract town centre

The UK has bid farewell to a number of big retail brands over the years

Retail closures: the UK's best loved high street stores lost over the years

The UK has bid farewell to a number of big retail brands over the years

Retail closures: the UK's best loved high street stores lost over the years
Homebase is the latest retailer this year to announce a wave of store closures, with 42 of the DIY outlets set to shut and 1,500 jobs under threat.
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Woolworths, also known as Woolies, was best known for its pick 'n' mix sweets, school clothing and stationary stock

Retail tragedy: The UK's best loved shops that have disappeared

Woolworths Pontefract

'˜Sale of the Century' exhibition will accompany museum's re-opening

Wakefield's Woolworths store was on Kirkgate until it closed.

Could Woolworths be set to return to Wakefield?

The BHS at Rotherham's Parkgate Shopping Centre is one of many across Yorkshire

BHS collapse: What now for 14 Yorkshire high streets and 1,000 jobs?

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