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Miss Selfridge came swinging into Lewis's in September 1967. | YPN

27 of the best adverts for Leeds department stores, shops and nightspots

Ad men say size may not matter, but placement in newspapers sure does.

Marshall & Snelgrove, Woolworth, Schofields, Watson Cairns, Lewis's, C&A, Vallances, Debenhams, Wallace Arnold are all featured in this wonderful gallery of memories from local advertisers who were flogging everything from fashions and electricals through to new cars and rail travel. Which of these brands do you remember the most? READ MORE: 17 extraordinary ways Leeds has changed the world LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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