What store do you wish was still here.?

BHS bras

I googled Ranbys. The store has a very long history.
There was also a pub / cafe called Ranbys on Green Lane, I don’t know if the two are related

The pub closed 2007

Swan & Edgar
Bourne & Hollingsworth

I grew up shopping in these big department stores and miss them. I remember being about 10 in the dress department with my mum. A rich Arab accosted us and asked if I could try on a dozen or so dresses because he wanted to take some back to wherever for his DD who was the same size! (Sounds a bit weird now I think about it!) He bought a big pile and gave me one.

C & A for ski clothing and coats.

These massive stores must have been a real boon to female employment in their time. Probably 500 or so employees a piece?

I agree with some of the posts C&A
Whenever we go to Madeira I always have a shop in there.

Our local Monsoon and GAP. They had wonderful bargain basements with up to 90% off. And I loved our big Next to Nothing and Disconnected stores (Next and French Connection surplus).

Kate1949, I’ve a little ditty stuck in my head now.

Richard Shops are filled with all the pretty things, lots of lovely pretty things to wear….

That rings a bell Maggie.

Hey there pretty things, make the world a prettier place. Come pretty up, come buy your clothes at Richard Shops

They didn’t want ugly bugs shopping there, that’s for sure.

BHS for tights and home furnishings

Josieann
“A rich Arab accosted us and asked if I could try on a dozen or so dresses because he wanted to take some back to wherever for his DD who was the same size!”
Josieann you pulled!

I loved The Pier. I know it’s not a shop, but I also miss Carluccios, I was so sad when they went under.

The Pier ! Beautiful homeware.

Fanny
I left the area in1967, probably before you were born!!

Maggie lots of pretty people shopping there as I recall!

I’ve fond memories of C&A. I bought my honeymoon nightdress from there, a short pale blue lacy babydoll!

Kate1949 Thank you :-) I was talking to a friend a couple of weeks ago about shops I used to go to and couldn't remember the name of one shop, it was Etams.

Happy memories.

So many already mentioned I miss, BHS, C&A, Country Casuals, Debenhams, House of Frazer Group :-(

Sadly doesn't seem much point going into town these days as there are so few shops.

East
Monsoon

Biba
BHS
Woolies
Richard Shops

Woolworths and C&A.

Whenever I was in Berlin, I always headed for C&A, never came out empty handed!

Monsoon is still about surely?

Woolworths and C&A for me too. And BHS. And John Lewis in Aberdeen.

Kate1949 the last Monsoon store I saw open was in August last year in Durham. Not sure if it’s still open. They do sell some of there stuff on QVC.

Monsoon is still in Birmingham as far as I know.

BHS and Woolworths are the ones I miss most.

Oh yes, Pollards!
It was like stepping back in time.
All those lovely wooden cabinets, and we had a lady who was like Mrs. Overall working in ours.