Remembering Wigan's Somerfield supermarkets

For about a decade from the late 1990s onwards, there were severl Somerfield supermarkets in the Wigan area. Owned by the retailer Gateway, they served shoppers in Ashton, Standish and Tyldesley. The business was first taken over by Kwik Save and then the Co-op before the Somerfield name disappeared altogether from the high street.

These pictures were taken by our photographers at all three of the local stores.

9. Somerfield supermarket Standish opened their doors to a local school's visit in 1999

. Photo: STAFF

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10. Joe O'Halloran, 11, from Standish, who starred in a Co-operative/Somerfield television advertising campaign

. Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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11. Sue Hailwood, sevice manager of Somerfield Supermarket, hands over a £500 cheque, to members of Standish Under-Fives, based at Standish High School, which would pay for new flooring. Accepting the money are Alex Leahy, front, John Sumner, Joanne Mort and Christine McKenna (pre-school assistant)

. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST

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12. Standish Somerfield staff members Jane Sullivan, left, and Ann Lunn pictured with some old products that were enjoying a renaisance in 1998

. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST

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