IT has been a tumultuous year for retailers in Bolton. Debenham s in the Market Place could close in the New Year and Zara closed its doors before Christmas. But there is hope of recovery in 2021 - as work starts to transform the Crompton Place as part of a £250m regeneration of the town centre. Here we look at ten big names of the past that you won t find in the town these days.
Woolworths Woolworths was one of Britain s most loved shops and had a heritage of nearly 100 years on the nation s high streets. But in 2008 - in the midst of the global financial crisis - the company dropped into administration and was forced to closed all of its stores.