Walking arm-in-arm with her dad up to the dank concrete building, she was a world away from her quiet, humble beginnings.
05.05.2024 - 15:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
If you're doing a big shop anytime soon, there's a good chance you will be taking a trip to - or ordering online from - the likes of Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, or Sainsbury's.
They're not the only options, of course. There's Co-op, Iceland, Aldi, Lidl, or if you fancy pushing the boat out a bit, there is always Marks and Spencer and Waitrose.
But decades ago, there were many other supermarket names popular on our high streets that are now a thing of the past. The 1950s was when the supermarket boom really began in Britain.
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Pioneering concepts such as self-service, they changed the way we shop forever. Since then, the supermarket landscape has been ever-changing with constant buy-outs and new companies popping up.
Here, we take a look back at the supermarkets we no longer see across Greater Manchester. See which of these lost supermarkets you remember.
Known for its vibrant packaging and advertisements, the Presto brand was a household name from the 1960s to the late 1980s. However, by the end of the 1980s, many Presto stores had been converted into Safeway outlets.
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The brand made a brief comeback, only to vanish permanently in the late 1990s. Readers of the M.E.N may recall the Presto branch in Whitefield, which is now occupied by a Morrisons store.
Established in America in 1915, Safeway eventually branched out to the UK, including several locations across Greater Manchester such as Shambles Square. This was during a period when
Walking arm-in-arm with her dad up to the dank concrete building, she was a world away from her quiet, humble beginnings.
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