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Well-known brands that have disappeared from UK high streets

Shutting up shop for good
Rumbelows – 1995
Freeman, Hardy & Willis – 1996
Tandy – 2001
The Gadget Shop – 2005
Dixons – 2006
Dewhurst – 2006
Woolworths – 2008
MFI – 2008
Zavvi – 2008
Principles – 2009
Focus – 2011
Jane Norman – 2011
C&A – 2011
Borders – 2011
Comet – 2012
JJB Sports – 2012
Past Times – 2012
Tie Rack – 2013
Barratts – 2013
Blockbuster – 2013
Athena – 2014
Phones4U – 2014
Austin Reed – 2016
BHS – 2016
Banana Republic – 2016
Staples – 2016-17
Maplin – 2018
Poundworld – 2018
Toys R Us – 2018
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Rumbelows – 1995

Once a leading UK electrical retailer among the ranks of Currys and Dixons, Rumbelows’ eventual demise in 1995 had been a long time coming. At the time its final 285 stores closed, the company had been making an annual loss of £12 million. 

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lovemoney staff

23 September 2019

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