2013
SO9198 : The former Jessops shop, Wolverhampton Mander Centre
taken 12 years ago, near to Wolverhampton, England

The former Jessops shop, Wolverhampton Mander Centre
On the lower (ground floor) level of the Mander Centre, this was until recently the Wolverhampton presence of the Leicester-based Jessops photographic retail business. They'd moved here several years ago from a larger shop in the outdoor pedestrian precinct, at a time roughly coinciding with the upturn in digital photography and the associated downturn in developing & printing, which used to operate at the rear of the larger shop. This smaller store carried on business until late 2012 or very early 2013, at which point the poster on the window suggests that the operation was moving back outside the Mander Centre again. That may not actually have happened, as the whole firm went into administration in January 2013, closing all its 187 stores nationwide, with the loss of over 1350 jobs.
The Jessops Group Ltd
Jessop's were formed in Leicester in 1935 by Frank Jessop.
They were once the largest specialist supplier of photographic equipment in the UK. At their peak they had 335 stores. In 2007 the company suffered financial crisis, due to increased competition from supermarkets and internet retailers, and had to close some stores.
In January 2013 the company went into administration and its 187 remaining stores across the UK closed on January 11th with the loss of 1,370 jobs.
The brand was bought by entrepreneur Peter Jones and relaunched on 28 March 2013. Up to 30 stores are expected to re-open.