Shop worker Vanessa Krasowski at Super C supermarket with Cyril the dog. She is pictured in January 1997 with some of the dog and cat food customers at the store collected for charity.placeholder image
Shop worker Vanessa Krasowski at Super C supermarket with Cyril the dog. She is pictured in January 1997 with some of the dog and cat food customers at the store collected for charity. | Dan Oxtoby

West Leeds: Armley shops you probably visited during the 1990s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 6th Jan 2026, 08:17 GMT

These photos celebrate shopping around the west Leeds suburb of Armley in the 1990s.

They focus on shops in LS12 during a decade when the community boasted a vast range of choice thanks to a number of national and local retailers all keen to entice bargain-hunters. Which do you remember the most? READ MORE: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Armley, Wortley and Farnley LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

Volunteer Audrey Cooper helps out at the British Heart Foundation shop on Town Street. She is pictured in December 1999.

13. Armley in the 1990s

Volunteer Audrey Cooper helps out at the British Heart Foundation shop on Town Street. She is pictured in December 1999. | YPN Photo: YPN

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The service reception at Brown and White on Armley Road in October 1995.

14. Armley in the 1990s

The service reception at Brown and White on Armley Road in October 1995. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

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Share your shopping memories of Armley in the 1990s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN

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Share your shopping memories of Armley in the 1990s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN

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