These are the things I remember buying from Woolworths growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Once a place where you could buy everything from pick ‘n’ mix sweets to novelty stationery, Woolworths was a popular fixture of high streets up and down the UK.

In 2009, Woolworths closed the doors to its remaining 807 UK stores following a financial crisis, but the brand was saved in Germany by HH Holding.

Current HH Holding chief Roman Heini has said he seeks to expand internationally and says the UK is on his "bucket list" of destinations.

As a woman in my late 20s, I’m one of the generation who vividly remembers the familiar red and white exterior of the shop and popping into “Woolies”, as many of us knew it, as for a restock of sweets and stationery.

Taking a trip back through memory lane these are five things I remember buying from Woolworths growing up:

Stationery

If there was sure to be one time we’d all flock to Woolies as children it was on the cusp of returning to school in September.

Woolworths, being one of the most affordable stores for stationery on the high street, was the place I’d always be allowed to go somewhat rogue and buy as much stationery as I needed.

From novelty erasers shaped like fruit, to scented pencils and cat shaped pencil cases, Woolworths was always the go-to place for me to load myself up with new stationery for the school year.

One thing I always remember buying from Woolworths when I was growing up was novelty sharpeners, even if I already had several in my pencil case there would always be room for another.

One sharpener I remember vividly was the iconic dog-shaped sharpener in either pink or blue, where you’d rotate its tail to sharpen your pencil.

Ladybird clothes

Growing up I remember going to Woolworths with my mum to buy clothes from Ladybird – Woolworths' own brand of clothing.

From school uniforms to brightly coloured t-shirts and jumpers with different motifs and designs, a lot of my wardrobe was from Ladybird.

Pick ‘n’ mix

I’m sure many of us can agree that one of the best things about Woolies throughout its time on the high street was its big range of pick ‘n’ mix.

Miniature cans of fizzy drinks

Growing up I was lucky to own a mini fridge and Woolies was always my go-to shop to get supplies to restock it.

One thing I loved about shopping in Woolies was its selection of miniature-sized cans of fizzy drinks that fitted perfectly in my fridge.

CDs

Before the days of streaming services, iPhones and even iPads, growing up in my pre-teens I used to go to Woolies to buy new singles and the latest “Now” album to listen to on my CD player.

There was always a good stock of CDs displayed on the sleeves, usually for a few pounds each, and I can still remember buying JoJo’s “The High Road” album and listening to it on repeat for a whole summer.