Mr.Someone
08-03-2009, 04:33 PM
Hi!
I thought I would say hello, I am from Cheshire in UK and have worked in a retail department store - And can tell you stores just like Grace Brothers still exsist in the North of England - I worked on the homewares floor in a one of these stores for a while in a floorwalker type role (due to the fact I usally worked in the offices and I didn't know how to use the till and there was a staff shortage) Anyway, while I was working there (having seen AYBS years ago and forgetting it) A customer likened the shop infrastructure to AYBS & so that night I watched AYBS on the Tele. Anyway I became imediatly hooked and has since overtaken Keeping up Apperances as my favioute comedy! Anyway I now whenever I visit a town or City I look for a Grace Brothers styled shop and rate it out of 10 in comparison to Grace Brothers. They are usually independent. Here is my list so far:-
Westgate (Co-op) - Harrogate & Stockport 3
Hancock & Wood - Warrington 9 (simular style Merchandise)
Kendal, Milne & Co - Manchester 10 (Has 6 floors and has cental lifts)
Lewis's - Liverpool 9 ( Has lift attendents & sells everything )
Bratts - Northwich 9 (simular style Merchandise)
Hoopers - Harrogate & Wilmslow 9*
JR Taylor - Lytham St. Annes 8*
Stringers - Lytham 7
Rackhams - Altrincham 4
Piers - Wigan 1
Boyes - Scarbourough 1
* = Mrs Slocumbe like charater on counter
Anyway I wondered if any one else does a simular thing/ works for such an establishment and has to grit there teeth to stop laughing? :lol:
I thought I would say hello, I am from Cheshire in UK and have worked in a retail department store - And can tell you stores just like Grace Brothers still exsist in the North of England - I worked on the homewares floor in a one of these stores for a while in a floorwalker type role (due to the fact I usally worked in the offices and I didn't know how to use the till and there was a staff shortage) Anyway, while I was working there (having seen AYBS years ago and forgetting it) A customer likened the shop infrastructure to AYBS & so that night I watched AYBS on the Tele. Anyway I became imediatly hooked and has since overtaken Keeping up Apperances as my favioute comedy! Anyway I now whenever I visit a town or City I look for a Grace Brothers styled shop and rate it out of 10 in comparison to Grace Brothers. They are usually independent. Here is my list so far:-
Westgate (Co-op) - Harrogate & Stockport 3
Hancock & Wood - Warrington 9 (simular style Merchandise)
Kendal, Milne & Co - Manchester 10 (Has 6 floors and has cental lifts)
Lewis's - Liverpool 9 ( Has lift attendents & sells everything )
Bratts - Northwich 9 (simular style Merchandise)
Hoopers - Harrogate & Wilmslow 9*
JR Taylor - Lytham St. Annes 8*
Stringers - Lytham 7
Rackhams - Altrincham 4
Piers - Wigan 1
Boyes - Scarbourough 1
* = Mrs Slocumbe like charater on counter
Anyway I wondered if any one else does a simular thing/ works for such an establishment and has to grit there teeth to stop laughing? :lol: