This photo gallery shows popular shops of the 1970s, including BHS, Woolworths and Littlewoods
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00:00These photos will bring back memories of shopping trips in the 1970s and some of
00:06the most popular stores back then. Shoppers are pictured bursting through the
00:11doors of a Debenhams department store as the sales begin after Christmas, queuing
00:15at the checkouts in Saver Centre and browsing the window display at the Zojak
00:20toy store. Other much-missed shops from the 70s pictured in this retro photo
00:26gallery include Our Price, Woolworths, Littlewoods, Rayjo Rentals and Finefair.
00:33These evocative images also capture some of the biggest stories affecting retail
00:38during the decade including customers shopping by the light of a hurricane
00:42lamp during an electricity strike, a supermarket assistant helping a shopper
00:47get to grips with the new decimal currency and empty shelves in the bread aisle
00:51during the baker's strike. What was your favourite place at which to shop during
00:56the 1970s?