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The delicatessen section of the Gourmet Pantry area, pictured in April 1983. | YPN

Go inside the Co-op's flagship Leeds Albion Street store during the 1980s

By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 16th May 2020, 06:00 BST
Updated 1st Jun 2020, 08:47 BST
It was the doyen of Leeds stores which aimed to present a brave new shopping face to shoppers across the city and beyond.

The Co-op's Albion Street store in the city centre will be fondly remembered by a generation of shoppers. It boasted three floors of retail delights and enjoyed a £300,000 refurbishment during the 1980s. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase the wide range of top quality merchandise on offer to bargain-hunters back in the day and all under one roof. READ MORE: 18 memories of Leeds department store Lewis's | 12 memories of Schofields Leeds LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

The Trouser Bar in the Menswear Department pictured in March 1989.

19. Leeds Co-op Albion Street store

The Trouser Bar in the Menswear Department pictured in March 1989. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Share your memories of shopping and working at the Co-op's Albion Street store with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN

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Share your memories of shopping and working at the Co-op's Albion Street store with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN

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