Obituaries for Shops
THE SWEETIE SHOP, Crieff Road (1958–1999): Purveyor of Quarter-Pounds and Dental Appointments
Remembered for its jars, its scales and a counter just too high for children to see over.
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Obituaries for Shops
Obituaries for Shops
PHONE BOX, Village Green, Somewhere in Perthshire (1962–2026): Converted to Library, Then Defibrillator, Then Shed
A long life of reinvention for Perthshire's hardest-working wee red box.
Obituaries for Shops
The BANK OF SCOTLAND, Crieff (Formerly): Reborn as a Charity Shop, in What Experts Call ‘the Circle of High Street Life’
Building that once held the town's savings will now sell its second-hand jigsaws, which is basically the same thing.
Obituaries for Shops
The BANK OF SCOTLAND, Blairgowrie (on the 2026 Closure List): A Branch That Knew Your Name, Your Balance and Your Business
Survived by an app, a helpline and a cash machine with strong feelings.
Obituaries for Shops
The AUCHTERARDER HIGH STREET BUTCHER (Departed September 2026): Remembered for Its Sausages, Its Pies and Its Patient Explanations of Haggis
Town adjusting to a High Street where nobody asks 'and what else?' in that particular tone.
Obituaries for Shops
FRAMES, Victoria Street, Perth (1979–2026): Gallery and Framer, Whose Staff Have Found Happy New Homes
An obituary with a happy ending, which this column is unsure how to format.
Obituaries for Shops
PROUDFOOT, South Street, Perth (c.1975–2026): A Shop That Smelled Comfortingly of Leather and Good Decisions
Purveyor of handbags, gloves and sensible boots; survived by a vennel, a car park and a lot of footfall that went elsewhere.
Obituaries for Shops
OBITUARY: Reel Time Video, Crieff, 1987–2026. Last Remaining Video Shop in Scotland Dies After Discovering Netflix
Shop had been unaware of the existence of streaming until a customer mentioned it last Tuesday.
Obituaries for Shops
OBITUARY: Duncan’s Hardware, Perth, 1952–2026. Shop That Sold Single Screws Dies, Leaving City Unable to Buy One Screw
Residents now forced to buy screws in packs of 400 from a retail park 'like animals'.
Obituaries for Shops
OBITUARY: Bargain Bonanza, Kinross, 2011–2026. Beloved Pound Shop Passes Away Peacefully After Prices Rose to £1.75
Shop was famous for selling everything, including several things no one had ever seen before or since.
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