Remembering shopping trips to Joplings as Christmas draws closer
Shopping season is well and truly in full swing as we count down the final weeks to Christmas.
It may crop up every year, but one of the shops everyone seems to miss most as December creeps closer is Joplings. Did you always take a trip to see Santa? Visit the toy department for a special treat? Or hit the sales as soon as Boxing Day came around. Take a trip down memory lane with our picture special. •Don’t forget to check out your Echo in print or online on Friday to see a special nostalgia piece on the shops you’d love to see return to Sunderland.