Growing up in Sunderland: From Hintons to Fine Fare, the retro food shops you loved on Wearside

Hungry for a trip to the shops? Well, grab your bags. We’re off to the supermarket!

September marks 73 years since Britain’s first supermarket opened for business – and we wanted to hear all about where you used to go for your messages back in the day.

Were you a Food Giant family? Or did mam and dad always write the list for Hintons? Followers over on our Wearside Echoes retro Facebook community have been telling us about the go-to places for food shopping in their households. And if you were lucky, you might have been able to choose a treat for helping with the bags!

How many of these do you remember? A special mention, too, for the stores we could not find pictures of in our archive – including Axe in Pennywell, Brough’s and Laws Stores. Gone, but not forgotten!

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