Rolling back the clock: Wigan shop-openings pictured in the 1990s

By Michelle Adamson

Published 1st Oct 2024, 15:45 BST

Sadly we are more used to shop closures than openings these days, but that wasn’t the case in the 1990s and here is a selection of colourful store launches in Wigan, including one of a rugby league-themed outlet.

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1. Wigan shop-openings in the 1990s

. Photo: STAFF

1993 - Wigan Mayor Coun Joe Clarke, officially opens the new One Up store.

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1993 - Wigan Mayor Coun Joe Clarke, officially opens the new One Up store. Photo: staff

THE MAYOR of Wigan Coun Evelyn Smith officially opens the new Barnardo's shop on Standishgate. Pictured at the opening are, from left; Audrey Rogers, Shop Manger Marie Birkett and Fiona Logan

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THE MAYOR of Wigan Coun Evelyn Smith officially opens the new Barnardo's shop on Standishgate. Pictured at the opening are, from left; Audrey Rogers, Shop Manger Marie Birkett and Fiona Logan Photo: PAUL SIMPSON

Jason Wilcox, Blackburn Rovers and England soccer star officially opens the new ZAP exclusive boys wear shop in Jaxons Court, Wigan, with owners, Lindsey Banks and Mark Bennett toasting the event in champagne, watched by admiring schoolboy fans

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Jason Wilcox, Blackburn Rovers and England soccer star officially opens the new ZAP exclusive boys wear shop in Jaxons Court, Wigan, with owners, Lindsey Banks and Mark Bennett toasting the event in champagne, watched by admiring schoolboy fans Photo: UGC

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