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What became of Greater Manchester's Woolworths stores and what replaced them
03.10.2023 - 16:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Of all the retailers that have now been consigned to history, few have worked their way into people's affections more than 'Woolies'.
A fond childhood memory for many Mancunians, the one-time high street giant sold everything from DVDs to clothes, toys, school supplies and snacks. However, one thing many people still miss to this day, was the excitement felt as a kid taking a trip to 'Woolies' for their pick 'n' mix sweets.
Woolworths began life as a chain of five-and-dime stores in the US dating back to 1879. The first UK store was established on Church Street in Liverpool in 1909 and went on to great success.
In Greater Manchester, there was a Woolworths in nearly every town centre and shopping precinct in the late 1960s, when the chain was at its most successful with over 1,000 shops nationwide. And even when the end came in the credit crunch of 2008, a branch of Woolies still occupied many of the prime shops and retail units in the region.
The collapse of Woolworths in 2008 was not only the end of a shopping era but also left a hole in the heart of the High Street in towns across the country. After first taking a look back at Woolies stores in 2016, below we've added more to our list of the most popular Woolies stores in Greater Manchester and what replaced them.
Perhaps the most famous Woolies in Greater Manchester was situated on the corner of Oldham Street and Piccadilly. However the store became famous for a particularly tragic reason after a fire took place at the store on May 8, 1979, killing nine shoppers and one member of staff.
The store reopened but closed for good on June 28, 1986. The building later became an amusement arcade, before more recently being turned into the Market Kitchen, containing a
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