Sheffield today has just one department store left standing - Atkinsons, at the bottom of The Moor, which has been serving citizens for more than 150 years.
But that was far from the case during the 1960s and 70s, which was a golden age for the department store.
Pauldens, Cockaynes, Cole Brothers, Walsh’s, Peter Robinson, and the huge Co-op at Castle House were among the popular department stores at the time.
This retro photo gallery takes you inside those stores, showing how we used to shop half a century ago.
It will whisk you back to a time before barcodes, loyalty cards and self-checkouts.
Shopping - within Sheffield’s department stores at least - was a much more glamorous affair back then, as these photos show, with grand spiral staircases, fancy restaurants with tablecloths and linen napkins, and even in-house hairdressers.
Do these photos bring back any memories, and what do you think is the best department store Sheffield has ever had? Let us know in the comments section.
13. Electrical department
The Electrical Centre inside the Brightside and Carbrook Co-op department store at Castle House, Angel Street, Sheffield city centre, some time during the 1960s or 70s | Picture Sheffield/Brightside & Carbrook Cooperative Society Photo: Picture Sheffield/Brightside & Carbrook Cooperative Society
14. Record Bar
The record/radio bar inside the Brightside and Carbrook Co-op department store at Castle House, Angel Street, Sheffield, in 1965 | Picture Sheffield/Brightside & Carbrook Cooperative Society Photo: Picture Sheffield/Brightside & Carbrook Cooperative Society
15. Bakery
The Masterbaker Reel Oven inside Brightside and Carbrook Co-op department store at Castle House, Angel Street, Sheffield, in around 1965 | Picture Sheffield/Brightside & Carbrook Cooperative Society Photo: Picture Sheffield/Brightside & Carbrook Cooperative Society
16. Cafe
The cafe area outside Pauldens department store, on Charter Square, Sheffield, with the Grosvenor House Hotel in the background, some time between 1960 and 1979 | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield