From big high street names to small corner shops and markets, the pictures remind us how we used to shop.
35 nostalgic pictures of Preston pubs and pub signs which defined your local in the 1990s - and their history

1. Preston's old shops
Owen Owen, Fishergate, one of Preston's last remaining department stores, 1971 | National World
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2. Preston's old shops
Staff at Melias grocery shop on Friargate, Preston, in the1950s, from left to right: Frank Howarth, Judith Cansfield, Marshall West, George West, Yvonne Forshaw, Emma Taylor, Peggy (?) and John Bentley | National World
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3. Preston's old shops
Kwik Save's predocessor Fine Fare in St John's Centre 1983 | National World

4. Preston's old shops
Old Shops - Lingards was a familiar sight in Fishergate | National World
