To ask for your most missed shops?

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This year my heart was broken by Toys "R" Us closing, just wondered what other shops that have closed do you miss?
This year we've had maplins, BHS I believe was this year, Mothercare will all be gone by next year summer too.
As a teen I used to love Bay Trading, and a shop called Tammy Girl.

Ravel
C&A
Woolworths
Chelsea Girl

@Sitranced OMG yes, Fopp! I loved Fopp! Absolute bargain books and CDs, many a happy hour between lectures was spent browsing in there. I remember picking up Chris Brookmyre novels amongst others for about £3 and wondering why anyone bothered to buy magazines like Cosmopolitan for the same/more money when they could get an awesome book for less!

How is Claire's Accessories still going???

I think it might be entirely propped up by a group of girls in DD’s class .

I've loved Claire's when I was the target age. Does anyone remember the goody bags?

Adams were the best for kids clothes when Dc were small. Great designs, natural fibres, very good prices.
Agnes B
Woolworths

Belfast Linen
Was there ever a time they didn’t have a sale on?
Can’t get linen tea towels like they had anymore.

Woolworths and BHS Christmas department in the first few years they did it- it was magical !

I wouldn't say I desperately miss it but BHS was the main one for me. It was just so useful for basics - affordable bras, swimsuits, blazers for the DC when they were at school, nice jeans that fitted well.

Bean I used to like Adams too, but my kids had outgrown it by the time it disappeared.

Habitat still exists. I went in one last week.

East - all my clothes are now wearing out and I can't replace them!

I loved Adam's - I only discovered them the day they closed down (DS was 17 months), but I bought loads at massive reductions, which lasted him a couple of years.

I used to buy loads of clothes for DD at Adams. It didn't just sell pink clothes for girls.

Wimpy
Woodsides
Woolies
BHS for bedding, lighting and slippers. Bought 6 pairs when they were closing and am wearing my last pair!
Richards
Spoils

Adams - used to be a great shop for childrens clothes
Great Mills ( before homebase )
Habitat
Woolworths
Athena ( had one in Exeter until 2014 I think)
Clockhouse (C&A)
Tammy Girl
Past Times ( great for presents )
Our Price

I remember Liptons and then Safeway.
Rumblelows, Dixons, Radio Rentals,
Faith
Julian Graves

I loved Adams. Nice clothes for boys.

gateway

woolies.

comet.

Why is it, when we all loved Woolies that it went and closed?
Mine you , we do have a discount shop locally which sells quite a few things which Woolies sold, but not all.

Woolies were good for knickers, socks and tights I found. At one time they also did a good own brand of paint.

I had some lovely presents from Past Times.

And still mourn Woolworths - but probably the Woolworths from when I had a Saturday job there than the more recent version.

HMV, Kookai, Revel, Dune are still around

Woolworths and BHS

I miss C& A and BHS. I will probably go into C&A when I'm in Amsterdam and Bruges next year. I never liked Woolworths at all.

The ghost of Woolworths lives on 👻 (sorta) in Wilkos.

But there's nowhere now to get the amazing pic n mix- especially at Christmas when you could fill your own tin...