There have been numerous queues outside Primark in the Westgate Centre and for other major chain stores.
For many years Cornmarket was the city's main shopping street but some chains switched to Westgate when it reopened in 2017 following a £440m revamp.
As well as being a busy shopping street, it has featured all kinds of protests, demonstrations and numerous buskers and performers over the years.
Rowan Groom camped out in Cornmarket for a week in 2014 to protest against modern slavery Picture: Jon Lewis
The George Street end of Cornmarket has suffered two major blows with the closure of Boswell's department store followed by the closure of Debenhams.