Here's an ad from the past 

****1001 cleans a big, big carpet for less than half a crown***

or ......here's a real classy one ****you'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsident****

As a 20 year old (© Rexi), even I can remember the 1001 carpet ad, hurrah! 

Rumbelows

Nobody seemed, as i recall, much surprised when they folded during the '90's - it was as if they were already a badly run High Street dinosaur.

Many of the Green Shield Stamp shops were taken over by Argos during the mid-70's.

Round these parts too.

I've just seen and ad for Tecaz........I didn't know they were still going 

What the heck is Tecaz????

Most noted for bathrooms I think but did a bit of alsorts.....doors and stuff

In Newcastle we had:

Binns

Brentford nylons

Mawson and Swans

Northern Goldsmiths

Farnons (clothes shop)

Burtons - are they still around?

Locally:

Laws Stores

Walter Wilsons

Lowes (like the Co-op)

McCutcheon's (news agents)

 . . . and

Carrefor were in the MetroCentre originally where Debenhams are now.

Was a huge food shop.

Yep, we've still got one