The Ham and Egger Files

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 ...

How cool is this window display at The iT Store in Canterbury?

What a name for a takeaway! We spotted the new Kebab Near Me takeaway in Bridgehall, Stockport over Christmas. Bravo to the team at Kebab Ne...

Taking a look at the former Blockbuster Video store in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. In 2021 the old sign at the former Blockbuster Video store on...