The lost supermarkets of Greater Manchester - how many did you shop in?

If you're doing a big shop anytime soon, there's a good chance you will be taking a trip to - or ordering online from - the likes of Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, or Sainsbury's.

They're not the only options, of course. There's Co-op, Iceland, Aldi, Lidl, or if you fancy pushing the boat out a bit, there is always Marks and Spencer and Waitrose.

But decades ago, there were many other supermarket names popular on our high streets that are now a thing of the past. The 1950s was when the supermarket boom really began in Britain.

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Pioneering concepts such as self-service, they changed the way we shop forever. Since then, the supermarket landscape has been ever-changing with constant buy-outs and new companies popping up.

Here, we take a look back at the supermarkets we no longer see across Greater Manchester. See which of these lost supermarkets you remember.

Presto

Known for its vibrant packaging and advertisements, the Presto brand was a household name from the 1960s to the late 1980s. However, by the end of the 1980s, many Presto stores had been converted into Safeway outlets.

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The brand made a brief comeback, only to vanish permanently in the late 1990s. Readers of the M.E.N may recall the Presto branch in Whitefield, which is now occupied by a Morrisons store.

Safeway

Established in America in 1915, Safeway eventually branched out to the UK, including several locations across Greater Manchester such as Shambles Square. This was during a period when city centre supermarkets were a rarity.

In November 2005, 43 years after Safeway's established its first UK supermarket, Morrisons finalised its £3bn acquisition. This led to over 200 Safeway stores - including the one at Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, being transformed into the Morrisons format.

Fine Fare

Fine Fare began as a convenience store in 1951 before expanding into a chain of large supermarkets. The first outlet opened in North London, and it wasn't long before branches started appearing across the region.

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Manchester saw the opening of two Fine Fare stores - in Cheetham Hill and Wythenshawe. In 1980, the supermarket launched its Yellow Pack budget range, the first of its kind.

In June 1986, Associated British Foods offloaded the Fine Fare brand to The Dee Corporation, which later morphed into Somerfield. Consequently, all Fine Fare supermarkets were either rebranded as Gateway - or shut down entirely.

Kwik Save

Kwik Save, recognised by its white block italics logo against a red backdrop, became a familiar sight in Britain following the opening of its first store in Rhyl in 1959. The business model was inspired by successful continental supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl, purchasing a limited range of goods on favourable payment terms.

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By the mid-1990s, Kwik Save had expanded to over 800 stores across Britain, including locations in Greater Manchester, like Wilmslow Road, Rusholme. Primarily targeting the discount market with affordable items such as broken biscuits, Kwik Save disappeared from our high streets in the 2000s.

Netto

Before budget supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl became popular in the UK - there was Netto. First opened in Leeds in December 1990, Netto was part of the Danish company Salling Group, and had branches across Greater Manchester, including at Liverpool Road, Eccles.

The yellow and black discount shop was ahead of its time in many ways, but, at the time of its peak trade, its bright yellow carrier bags left some kids mortified. All the stores closed for good in the UK in August 2016, but the discount supermarket still operates in Denmark, Germany and Poland.

Adsega

Adsega was formed in 1960 by business partners Martin Green and Henry Seaberg. They began the venture running a small grocery shop in Gorton, paying £1 a week in rent and within five years, this turned into 50 stores across the north west with an £8 million turnover.

Pioneers of self-service and price cutting, the budget supermarket chain wasn't afraid to go to war with big retailers to keep prices low for its customers. Its success was built on hard discounting, particularly alcohol, cigarettes - even LPs.

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But it was the brand's rapid success and price-cutting ethos that, in the end, brought about an end to its stores on Manchester's streets. With 50 stores across the region by 1965 and another 16 planned, retail behemoth Tesco, who were looking to rapidly expand into the north of England, bought the company for just over £1 million.

And with the purchase, across Greater Manchester and the north west, the 'ADSEGA' supermarket signs began to be replaced by the familiar Tesco branding. Despite the chain's brief existence, many Mancunians have fond memories of their local store.

Shopping Giant

Shopping Giant was the brand name for Co-op stores around the Greater Manchester area. Some of their popular outlets included Wythenshawe, Denton, Droylsden, Cheetham Hill, Glossop and Failsworth.

In many ways, Shopping Giant was a forerunner of the modern superstore supermarkets, stocking food alongside clothing and home accessories. However the name Shopping Giant disappeared around the turn of the millennium, with remaining stores replaced by the Co-op branding.

Lennon's

Lennon's dates back to 1900 when Mr Frank Lennon set up his grocery and provisions businesses in St Helens. Up until the early 1950s, the family managed a small cluster of traditional style grocery shops.

However, in 1958, one of Frank's sons, Terence Lennon, took a trip to America. Inspired by their grocery selling style, he returned with plans to convert Lennon shops to self-service.

Subsequently, Lennon's supermarkets sprang up in Manchester, Rochdale, Wigan, Levenshulme, Cheetham Hill and beyond. Eventually, the chain was acquired by the Dee Corporation, leading to branches being rebranded as Gateway.

Gateway

Gateway was a well-known name in Greater Manchester for many years. In June 1986, Associated British Foods sold the Fine Fare brand to The Dee Corporation, which later became Somerfield.

All Fine Fare supermarkets were either rebranded as Gateway or shut down completely. By the mid-'90s, the Gateway name began to fade, with a £200 million refurbishment programme launched to convert the remaining Gateway Foodmarkets into Somerfield Stores. The Co-operative Group bought out Somerfield in 2008, initiating a process of converting branches into Co-operative supermarkets - as seen on Copson Street, Withington, which had been in Gateway in the 80s, a Somerfield in the 90s, and is now a Co-operative supermarket.

Somerfield

Owned by the Dee Corporation, Somerfield operated stores across the United Kingdom with the brand emerging in 1990. The company later went on to take over the Kwik Save chain of stores.

Somerfield were also early adopters of online technologies, launching a website in 1997 where customers could view offers, services, and recipes, as well as shop online through its home delivery service.

The brand also became known for their memorable marketing slogans, including "Savings that add up", "Good food made easy", and "Good with food". Somerfield were themselves taken over by the Co-operative Group in 2009 with the Somerfield name completely replaced by the Co-operative brand by summer 2011.

Do these lost supermarkets awaken any memories for you? Let us know in the comments section below.