Long before the era of shopping centres and online orders, the streets of Birmingham thrived with independent shops, family-run businesses, and bustling department stores that created strong for generations.
For many Brummies, memories of these places are stitched into their sense of the city.
We’ve taken a step back in time to see Birmingham’s old stores around the city centre. Take a look here:
5. At the Woolworths store
HRH Prince Philip exiting the new Woolworth's store at the Bull Ring Centre on the day of the opening ceremony. On 29th May 1964, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, opened the Bull Ring Centre. | Getty Images
6. Cigarettes queue
Customers queuing for cut-price cigarettes at a supermarket in Birmingham, 18th January 1967. (Photo by R. Viner/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
7. 1961
F W Woolworth and Company Limited, Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham, 24/05/1961. Exterior view of the F W Woolworth & Co on Spiceal Street, prior to its redevelopment as part of the Bull Ring Shopping Centre. The caption beneath the corresponding album print reads 'Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham. East Court' | Getty Images
8. Rackhams, Birmingham
Cosmetics on the ground floor of Rackhams in Birmingham. | Facebook