Waitrose, the first supermarket on Canford Heath
Waitrose opened its doors on 30 June 1970, the pocket-sized branch opened with a delicatessen, an off-license, and employed 53 partners, most being local residents. The branch closed in 1982 as the branch did not have enough space to expand its assortment to meet new competition in the area. It was replaced with a Kwik Save but is currently an Iceland.
Adastral Square, Canford Heath, Poole, circa 1971
The other shops that feature at this time in the photographs from the Grahame Austin Collection are Family Care, S & R who sold bread, cakes, and dairy, Washeteria a launderette, The Plaice a fish and chip shop, Martin newsagents, Canford Home, and Garden Centre, National Westminster Bank, Williams & Farmer, Charles Revell, Weston are the Chemist and The Wine Shop.