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Please remember this shop name for me!

89 replies

GoingtotheWinchester · 30/08/2020 16:31

Trying to remember the name of a shop really popular in the 90s! It sold items with an African theme, mainly sourced from Africa. Fair trade. Sandstone ornaments that were really popular.

Anyone remember it?

Thank you!

OP posts:
TyneTeas · 30/08/2020 16:32

Traidcraft?

Imissmoominmama · 30/08/2020 16:33

Traidcraft?

KurriKawari · 30/08/2020 16:33

I know which one you mean cos we had one in Brum and I loved going in there walking to work and I was remembering it last time I went into town - but cannot remember the name!!

DaughterX · 30/08/2020 16:34

Chandni Chowk?

TyneTeas · 30/08/2020 16:34

They are still operating if it is www.traidcraft.co.uk/

Muffinbutton · 30/08/2020 16:34

The Pier?

Oddbutnotodd · 30/08/2020 16:35

The Pier

minipie · 30/08/2020 16:36

I thought of The Pier but suspect they were more Asian imports.

mamaoffourdc · 30/08/2020 16:36

Merchant chandler

Original poster
GoingtotheWinchester · 30/08/2020 17:12

No I don’t think it was The Pier or traidcraft! Neither ring a bell Confused

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Davespecifico · 30/08/2020 17:19

Not an answer to your question but just remembered another shop that was popular then. It sold things like scarves you’d buy for your grandmother and Celtic inspired brooches. Can’t remember it’s name.

Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 30/08/2020 17:21

Was it definitely a chain of shops? I remember quite a lot of shops selling things like that but all independent

iklboo · 30/08/2020 17:21

@Davespecifico - was that one Past Times?

SallySolardel · 30/08/2020 17:21

There was one in Nottingham called Evolution

FallonsTeaRoom · 30/08/2020 17:27

@Davespecifico

Not an answer to your question but just remembered another shop that was popular then. It sold things like scarves you’d buy for your grandmother and Celtic inspired brooches. Can’t remember it’s name.
That was Past Times.
GoldenGumballs · 30/08/2020 17:27

International?

Bamboobo · 30/08/2020 17:27

Evolution?

ladygracie · 30/08/2020 17:28

I came to say evolution too?

HardAsSnails · 30/08/2020 17:33

Not Africa but was it Bombay Duck?
(Which still exists)

www.bombayduck.com/

CarrotCakeMuffins · 30/08/2020 17:33

I think it was Evolution too.

stepmotherofone · 30/08/2020 17:35

Shared Earth?

www.sharedearth.co.uk/

PinkBuffalo · 30/08/2020 17:36

There is still a shop in Canterbury CalleD “siesta” which sells all fair trade stuff
Not sure if it is a chain though but if it is Canterbury you are thinking if it might be that?

Time40 · 30/08/2020 17:47

My first thought was Evolution. I miss it!

Time40 · 30/08/2020 17:48

... and I miss Past Times, too.

PeskyRooks · 30/08/2020 17:49

We had a shop in our town like that in late 80s/early iOS called Natural Selection. Not sure how widespread across the country they were though!