2013
SO9198 : Former Jessops store in Wolverhampton Mander Centre
taken 12 years ago, near to Wolverhampton, England
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Former Jessops store in Wolverhampton Mander Centre
This was on the lower level of the Mander Centre.
Jessops the photographic retail and online store ceased trading on 11 January 2013. Within a few days the stores had been emptied and stripped. This was the last of three Jessops shops in the town centre (why did they ever need three?), and was the one remaining after the huge downsizing of the company in 2007. The remains of a sign from that previous move is all that shows now that this was ever a Jessops store.
Jessops the photographic retail and online store ceased trading on 11 January 2013. Within a few days the stores had been emptied and stripped. This was the last of three Jessops shops in the town centre (why did they ever need three?), and was the one remaining after the huge downsizing of the company in 2007. The remains of a sign from that previous move is all that shows now that this was ever a Jessops store.
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.
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- Grid Square
- SO9198, 2820 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Roger D Kidd (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 26 January, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 28 January, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 914 985 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:35.0694N 2:7.6963W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SO 913 985
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
