A lost rental shop chain was once a familiar sight on the streets of Merseyside for decades.
Up until the noughties, a television rental shop was as much a part of any town centre as the butchers, building society or local greengrocers. Generations across Merseyside will remember rentals being the first time they experienced the likes of a radio player or a colour TV - something some youngsters today couldn't even imagine.
Before streaming services like Netflix or Apple TV, families would visit their nearby rental shop to rent a DVD player and before that a VHS player and before that a TV and so on. Over the years, there were many national or local chains to choose from, but many still remember Radio Rentals leading the way to offer domestic equipment rentals to thousands of households.
