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What store do you wish was still here.?

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Grandmadinosaur Wed 16-Feb-22 11:07:46

Merlotgran Bon Marche also do online.

Grandmadinosaur Wed 16-Feb-22 11:07:13

C&A for me too. I’he missed holidays abroad where they are still going strong.

Ex Derby girl here too. I remember Ranbys. Oh Fanny yes Huckleberry Willow I loved that shop and bought several bits from there.

BigBertha1 Wed 16-Feb-22 11:04:41

Several
Debenhams
East
Monsoon
Sephora
Hiltons
Timothy Whites

fairfraise Wed 16-Feb-22 11:01:19

Debenhams, Woolworths BHS and local department stores Howells and David Morgan.

merlotgran Wed 16-Feb-22 10:56:32

Oooh, silly me. I’ve just googled and there’s a Bon Marche not far from where I’m now living.

I thought it was Nationwide when my old local one closed down.

Whoop whoop!

humptydumpty Wed 16-Feb-22 10:55:42

Loved Borders, spent many a happy hour browsing there, taking books to coffee shop to look through and yes, buying at least one in the shop! Truly missed.

Jane71 Wed 16-Feb-22 10:53:42

C&A

merlotgran Wed 16-Feb-22 10:52:48

I’ve tried buying their jeans online, PinkCosmos but don’t have any luck with getting the colour I want in the sizes available. ?

annsixty Wed 16-Feb-22 10:49:34

No Fanny it was a small department store, must have been before your time!!
I lived in Heanor and 20 mins on the bus to Derby.
Happy memories.

PinkCosmos Wed 16-Feb-22 10:41:56

merlotgran

Bon Marche - for jeans.

We still have a Bon Marche shop in our town. You can also buy online.

I love their jeans.

FannyCornforth Wed 16-Feb-22 10:36:51

Yes! It was a pub / coffee house at the side of Debenhams wasn’t it?
Bottom of Green Lane?
I didn’t know that you were a Derby girl Ann! smile

annsixty Wed 16-Feb-22 10:35:17

Fanny do you remember Ranbys ?

FannyCornforth Wed 16-Feb-22 10:32:56

Huckleberry Willow in Derby
But, Bennett’s is coming back ?

annsixty Wed 16-Feb-22 10:28:59

Woolworths without a doubt.
Loved it.

merlotgran Wed 16-Feb-22 10:28:22

Bon Marche - for jeans.

tanith Wed 16-Feb-22 10:27:55

C&A

MayBeMaw Wed 16-Feb-22 10:27:49

Country Casuals sad

Greenfinch Wed 16-Feb-22 10:23:36

C&A

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 16-Feb-22 10:23:14

Woolworths.

Grandmabatty Wed 16-Feb-22 10:22:53

A local shop called Zuill and Stewart. It was really big and sold classy clothes. It hasn't been around for a long time now but I miss it. And Woolworths.

littleflo Wed 16-Feb-22 10:21:12

I am looking for some warm comfortable big knickers. No stretch, no lace and soft to the touch. That made me think of Pollards. I loved that store.

So many bargains in the big drums and the array of items in the drawers behinds the counter staff was huge.

We had a wonderful shop very similar to Pollards, but now that too has gone.