9 department stores that we have loved and lost in the Portsmouth area

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. A recent report suggested that since 2016 and the collapse of BHS, 83 per cent of department stores had shut down, leaving just 79 in the country.

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.

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