These are sorely missed by Glasgow locals.
As prices continue to rise on shelves across the country, we’re looking back on some of the long gone supermarkets that once kept us fed.
While the more well-to-do folks of Glasgow would pick out their groceries in store, the messages would be delivered by bicycle or van - with the bills settled at the end of the month. Kwik Save Kwik Save became a common site in Britain, after the first store opened in 1959. By the mid 90s, they had more than 800 stores up and down the country.The brand announced the closure of 22 shops in Scotland in 2004, with Glasgow losing outlets in Bridgeton, Shettleston, Possil and Govan. Some of their branches were close up completely, while others converted into the Somerfield brand.
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