Blacketts, pictured in May 1972. It was due to close in July that year with 150 sales and clerical staff out of work.placeholder image
Blacketts, pictured in May 1972. It was due to close in July that year with 150 sales and clerical staff out of work. | se

Remembering 15 Sunderland stores and the dates they closed - the places we shopped for Xmas in the past

All these famous stores and shops have been consigned to the past on Wearside - and all of them are places you visited for your festive bargains.

Sunderland’s shops will be growing increasingly busy as Christmas customers step up their buying.

In past years, they could have browsed round the shelves of these favourites from Blacketts to Binns and Debenhams to Doggarts.

In case you missed it;

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