We felt very nostalgic during the coronavirus pandemic and one of the old brands from our childhood we thought about was 'Happy Shopper' - the name alone conjures up images of the 1980's.
Emily's first job was at a Happy Shopper in Ipswich and I remember seeing the Happy Shopper shops and branded products a lot when I was growing up in Oxfordshire back in the 1980's and 1990's.
We didn't think there would be many - or any - of the original orange and yellow branded shops still around, but we were proven wrong when we saw one in Preston in September 2020.
A Happy Shopper shop in Preston
Visiting a fully branded Happy Shopper shop is like stepping back in time
The Happy Shopper branding was changed in the year 2000 and I think it lost a lot of its charm and individuality. Many of the former Happy Shopper shops have since been rebranded as Premier shops.
You could still see the 'newer' Happy Shopper branding on Pleasant News in Wisbech in 2021
The shelves inside the store were still the classic orange and yellow design
Since spotting the old shop in Preston we've been lucky enough to spot and snap a few more.
The Happy Shopper on Page Hall Road in Sheffield in 2020
Here's a list of posts about other Happy Shopper shops in:
