Summary
IN our generation, when the free market is deified and capital is king, we have all grown used to the sudden-death disappearance of famous names.
Renfrewshire once boasted Scotland's motor industry: today, names such as Talbot, Hillman and Rootes are meaningless to any Paisley buddy under 40.See the full content of this document
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Where Did Woolies Lose Its Wonder?
'Fly me, I'm Freddie!' said cheery posters everywhere in the 1970s, but Laker Airways went bust in 1982, to grim Thatcherite cries of 'no help for lame ducks'.
John Menzies disappeared from Scottish high streets years ago, swallowed by WH Smith. Stornoway's first big supermarket, Presto, became Safeway, which became Morrisons.William Low got lost ...See the full content of this document
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