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tobester wrote:Not really a major retail chain, but FRESHWAYS...came into existence early 88 i think, they were 10 stores that were bought by CJ Lang and Son Ltd from the defunct Shoppers Paradise.
I worked in the one in Norby Road in Broomhill, the were all eventually re-branded as Spar as it was deemed a better name, and cheaper prices, they traded 8am-10pm Mon to Sat, 10-5 on a sun, at a time when late night shopping was Thurs to 8
The stores i remember were...Broomhill, Clarkston Toll (now the furniture shop), Thornliebank Main Street, Westwood Square EK, Port Glasgow, Erskine (Bargarran, altho i think that was later as i think that may have been a Presto), Wishaw, also was one for a short time in Leven and in Kirkintilloch (not 100% sure)...cant remember the rest....i went in for a summer and left 10yrs later
Fatman wrote:tobester wrote:Not really a major retail chain, but FRESHWAYS...came into existence early 88 i think, they were 10 stores that were bought by CJ Lang and Son Ltd from the defunct Shoppers Paradise.
I worked in the one in Norby Road in Broomhill, the were all eventually re-branded as Spar as it was deemed a better name, and cheaper prices, they traded 8am-10pm Mon to Sat, 10-5 on a sun, at a time when late night shopping was Thurs to 8
The stores i remember were...Broomhill, Clarkston Toll (now the furniture shop), Thornliebank Main Street, Westwood Square EK, Port Glasgow, Erskine (Bargarran, altho i think that was later as i think that may have been a Presto), Wishaw, also was one for a short time in Leven and in Kirkintilloch (not 100% sure)...cant remember the rest....i went in for a summer and left 10yrs later
Think Bathgate was the other one, I worked in WIshaw for a year and a bit in the early 1990s in the poorest paid management position ever. Possibly one in Abronhill as well, though may have been a Spar.
Mori wrote:Did Tandy not used to be in Renfield st, Regent house where the old Regent cinema was ?
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