1990 The opening day at Wigan RL club theme shop

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Enjoy these Wigan shop launch pictures from the 1990s

By Michelle Adamson

Published 8th May 2026, 04:55 GMT

Shop launches aren’t as frequent as they used to be in Wigan or most other places, for that matter. The Observer has quite an archive of such events, though, often featuring celebrities.

Here is a clutch of photo opportunities from the 1990s. Enjoy!

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Ince CE School pupils, accompanied by teacher Jean Wood, cut the tape to open Greenhalgh's latest shop on Market Street, Wigan. The children are (left) Scot Edwards, Stacey Boyd, Jennie Parkinson and Gemma Halliwell Photo: John Leatherbarrow

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Enjoy these Wigan shop launch pictures from the 1990s

Shop launches aren’t as frequent as they used to be in Wigan or most other places, for that matter. The Observer has quite an archive of such events, though, often featuring celebrities.

13. RETRO

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