Burslem Woolworths staff left this poem for customers as the shop closed down on Saturday:

To all our regular customers,

A Time To Say Goodbye And now it's time to say goodbye, A time to laugh, a time to cry, The time has come to leave this place, A time to leave an empty space. As our doors shut we wish you well, As Woolies plunges into hell, The time is now to laugh and cry, And time to say our last goodbye. Good tidings and a happy New Year

From all the team at Burslem xx