Retailers ruled the roost as shoppers flocked to stores in a time long before the internet and buying online.

But fast forward 40 years, and the high street is unrecognisable.

QD opened its first store in Anglia Square in 1985 - it now has 53 stores(Image: Archant)

Some of Britain’s retail giants – the likes of Woolworths, BHS and Debenhams to name a few - have collapsed under the pressures of the 2008 recession and the pandemic, which only accelerated the rise of online retail.

Yet through it all, Norwich-based discount retailer QD has survived the change, growing to more than 50 UK stores and employing 1,900 people.

From left: Karl Ottolangui, operations........

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