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The huge Corporation Street shop has been bought by EDG Property, best known for major developments including The Cube in Birmingham.
Bosses said the store - one of the city’s biggest and longest established - will shut on October 24, explaining the retail environment had become “increasingly challenging”.
It has served generations of city shoppers for more than half a century and is loved by many for its legendary Santa’s sleigh ride which has been running at Corporation St since 1954.
I remember many a ride on that sleigh as a kiddie. In fact, I think my mum still has a picture of me about 3 years old with Santa.
A sad loss to the city in my opinion, but an even greater loss to society in general the way the Co-operative movement is declining.
