The Ham and Egger Files

A look at the Londis shop in Hunstanton, Norfolk. Londis was created in 1959 and there are over 2,400 Londis shops in the UK. The brand name...

There's a Toys R Us at TGJones in Norwich city centre. You can find a Toys R Us concession at TGJones in Norwich, Norfolk. It differs to...

Bunga 90 - a video shop speakeasy in London. Emily recently enjoyed a short break in London and while there took a look at the Bunga 90 vide...

Spotting a 'video shop' in Watford. I spotted this nice shop sign for GTV TV & Video on St Albans Road in Watford, Hertfordshir...

TGJones is now open in Stockport. The rebrand of the former WHSmith shop in Stockport has taken place. TGJones has opened its store in the M...

A look at two (of the many many many) 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand. My brother Christopher and his family had a summer holiday in...

There's a Toys R Us inside the TGJones in Cambridge. The start of July 2025 marked the end of WHSmith on the British high street after 2...

A look at two new TGJones shops in Leeds. We saw our first two of the newly branded TGJones shops while in Leeds recently. The start of July...

Spotting a video shop in Leeds, West Yorkshire. We spotted a sign for the Video Years video shop while having a wander round Leeds city cent...

A look at a gold signed, but closed down, 7-Eleven in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The closed 7-Eleven at the Heyworth Building on East Madison S...

A visit to the 8-Twelve in Mapperley, Nottingham. Not a 7-Eleven

It's National 7-Eleven Day. Today is National 7-Eleven Day! 7-Eleven convenience stores celebrate National 7-Eleven Day on when else bu...

Changes are afoot on the UK high street with TGJones replacing WHSmith. The WHSmith branding will be changed to TGJones on the remaining sto...

As today is Summerween - a day to carve a Jack-o-Melon  - here's a look at one of my all-time favourite niche businesses. Logman Ltd - ...

...Gutt Busters! We spotted Gutt Busters on a visit to Rugby in Warwickshire back in 2014.

Looking back at our visits to Happy Shopper shops since 2020. We felt very nostalgic during the coronavirus pandemic and one of the old bran...

A look at 24 Hour Coffee, Food, ATM, and Laundry Service Vending Unit in Sorrento, Italy. Emily spotted this unique looking vending unit on ...