Today, people across the region will head to the likes of Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and more to shop.
But decades ago, there were a number of other, well-established supermarkets that called our high streets home, before being consigned to retail history.
For some, these supermarkets were a place of work where colleagues became friends for life or where staff met their partners. For others, they remain part of our memories of experiencing a supermarket for the first time.