Department stores were the core of every British high street. They had everything – from homeware, to clothing, food halls and more.
Now a majority of popular department stores have sadly closed down due to the rise of online shopping or other financial difficulties.
We have loved and lost many department stores in Portsmouth over the years, such as Woolies, BHS and many others.
We've put together a list of some department stores that are sadly no longer in the Portsmouth area.
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Make sure to go through all of the gallery to see if you can spot your favourite.
1. Debenhams, Portsmouth
The iconic Debenhams store on Commercial Road closed in 2020 due to the company going into liquidation. The brand was later sold to online retailer, Boohoo. Photo: Chris Moorhouse
2. Knight & Lee, Southsea
Knight & Lee, owned by John Lewis, left Palmerston Road in 2019. Photo: Habibur Rahman
3. BHS, Fareham
British Home Stores in Fareham sadly closed their doors in 2016 after the chain went into administration. Photo: Ellie Pilmoor
4. BHS, Portsmouth
BHS also closed its doors in Cascades Shopping Centre in 2016. Photo: JPIMedia