Leeds city centre is well known for its shopping but sadly we have lost several big-name shops over the years. Despite new shops and boutiques popping up, we all have memories of favourite stores that are now sadly gone from the high street.
Unfortunately, the pandemic and lockdowns it brought with it hit the retail industry hard, with big brand names going bust and stores closing their doors for the final time.
Most recently across Leeds, and the rest of the country, we said goodbye to Topshop and Topman, following the collapse of January Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire.
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ASOS took on Topshop and Topman with their products being available still from the ASOS website.
Another high-street giant which switched its focus to online in recent year was Thorntons. The Sheffield-founded company shut their 61 stores during 2021.
What shops do you want to see open in Leeds? Take our survey below.
And of course some big name brands were already distant memories long before the pandemic began - from C&A to Woolworths.
But the important question remains, which stores would you like to see reopen in the city centre?
Now you can make your voice heard by filling in our survey above.
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