The business moved to new store C1959, with a large record department, listening booths, etc. in the basement. Above is a 7″ paper bag from the new store, C1960. The business was sold by Philip’s three sons when they retired circa 1968, and bought by Vallances, a chain. They agree to keep the family name for five years until 1973, then renamed it Vallances. They were an electrical and white goods chain and the shop quickly went downhill after they fired the Canns manager. It closed in 1976. Shop building is still there but divided up internally. Vallances also had a shop on The Moor later but with just a tiny record counter.
Canns have a fuller entry on this site with more photographs. Below; the shop did a tie up with the Sheffield Morning Telegraph to promote the record review column on clear plastic album bags.
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