Normid
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Normid was a chain of superstores, located in northern England. It was owned by the United Norwest Co-operative Society. Normid, which had red colour scheme, was so named because it was a shortened form of 'north and midlands' The words 'Food and Furnishings Superstore' appeared on the stores.
The most famous store was at Burnden Park, Bolton. It closed in 1997, after BWFC's move to the Reebok Stadium. This turned out to be a disadvantage to the local area. When it opened in 1985, it was controversial, as many people thought the large, metal building made the pitch look ugly. The store also rented out space to non-food retailers, so that customers could even buy a new bathroom or kitchen. A travelator took customers up to the car park.
When it eventually did close, after losing money, the building was derelict for several years and was vandalised before it was finally demolished. The original site was replaced with an ASDA supermarket in 2005 and Normid relocated to Westhoughton, but under a different name.
Normid was a former sponsor of Bolton Wanderers (1988-1990) and the Co-op superstore at Talke is still sometimes referred to as Normid.
Other stores existed in Blackpool, Crewe, Wigan, Widnes, Talke (near Kidsgrove), Chorley, Hindley and Blackburn. Normid 1 was based in Crewe, Normid 2 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Normid 3 was Milehouse, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Normid 4 Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Normid 5 was the Hypermarket at Talke. Normid 6 and 7 were Macxclesfield and Longton.
