Staff from Hunters, Woolworth and Drummond chemist in Glenrothes - and a wedding window display at the Co-Op.Staff from Hunters, Woolworth and Drummond chemist in Glenrothes - and a wedding window display at the Co-Op.
Staff from Hunters, Woolworth and Drummond chemist in Glenrothes - and a wedding window display at the Co-Op.

In Pictures: the shops that were at the heart of our High Streets and shopping centres

Allan Crow
By Allan Crow

Editor, Fife Free Press

Published 28th Apr 2024, 11:55 GMT
Updated 28th Apr 2024, 11:55 GMT
The names above the doors have changed, and many have long since disappeared from our High Streets and shopping centres.

These photos from our archives will bring back memories of shopping trips across the generations – from video shops to a cuppa at Littlewoods – and they also feature some of the people who served us at the tills.

A window display for wedding dresses at the Co-op in the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes

25. The places we shopped

A window display for wedding dresses at the Co-op in the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes Photo: Fife Free Press

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Inside the ladies clothing department at the Co-op's Albany Gate store in the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes.

26. The places we shopped

Inside the ladies clothing department at the Co-op's Albany Gate store in the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes. Photo: Fife Free Press

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At the opening of R.G. Drummond, chemist, in the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes.

27. The places we shopped

At the opening of R.G. Drummond, chemist, in the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes. Photo: Robert Mackie

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Inside the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, looking down to the bus station.

28. The places we shopped

Inside the Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, looking down to the bus station. Photo: Fife Free Press

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