Norwich is considered one of the UK's top shopping destinations, bursting full of boutiques, department stores and independent shops, but can you remember these popular shops that have been lost over the years?
• Etam/Tammy
The place to go for all your groovy chick and glittery T-shirt needs in the 90s. For a while it moved into BHS as Tammy, but things were never quite the same.
• Kookai
Kookai went into administration in 2006, but before then it was a stylish women's clothing store, not to mention THE place for high school girls to buy their school bag from in the early noughties, well there and…
• Jane Norman
Jane Norman was the only other acceptable place to buy a school bag from and their carrier bags were the only acceptable form of transport for a PE kit. Despite the stores closing, the company hasn't disappeared completely though, as it is still operating online and in select department stores.
• JJB Sports
JJB went into administration in 2012 with 133 shop closures and 2,200 job losses, including those in the fine city.
• CheapJacks
Located opposite Debenhams by the entrance to the Lamb Inn, CheapJacks was the place to go to get your marble wash jeans in the 80s.
• Blockbuster Today's children will never understand the excitement of browsing VHS covers and breaking out that Blockbuster Card.
• Littlewoods
Littlewoods stores disappeared from our high streets in the mid noughties as the company completely re-branded, instead becoming a powerhouse of home shopping. Most households soon had a Littlewoods catalogue sitting on their coffee table, right beside the one from Grattan.
• Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge was more than just the name of a Charles Dickens novel, it was also the name of a popular clothing store on St Stephen's Street.
• Lady at Lord John/Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue sold lots of wedding dresses in the late 60s, while Lady at Lord John was an expensive women's clothing store.
• Hovells
So. Many. Baskets.
• C&A
If you really miss these stores, they're still alive and kicking in various locations across Europe, including Germany, France and Spain.
• Andy's Records
Until 2003, Andy's Records was one of the most popular independent music retailers in the UK, winning awards and selling vinyl to music lovers at its 40 branches. However the rise of chains such as HMV caused Andy's to call in the administrators, unable to compete in the market.
• One Step Beyond
Computer retailer, One Step Beyond, on Bedford Street was a haven for computer and gaming fans until it sadly closed. The shop continues to exist on a much smaller scale on Norwich Market as One Step Gaming, selling secondhand games, DVDs and CDs as well as consoles, software and hardware.
• Garlands Department Store
Located on London Street, the company started as a drapers in 1862, but by the mid 1920s was a huge store with 27 departments.
• Buntings Department Store
The store for all, was originally located where Marks and Spencer stands today, however was later relocated to a site next door to Garlands. Sadly a fire in the 1970s destroyed both Buntings and Garlands.
• MK One
Originally Mark One, the company was bought from Administration in 1996 by the owner of BHS, Philip Green. In 2000 the firm's name changed to MK One and continued until late 2008 when it was forced to go into administration. 80 of the UK stores were sold to Internacionale Retail and re-branded as Internacionale, including the store on St Stephen's Street.
• SEE ALSO: 14 things you could do in Norwich in the 90s that you can't do anymore
• Which of Norwich's lost shops do you miss the most? Let us know in the comments below.
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