Hartlepool has seen hundreds of shops come and go over the decades and the Hartlepool Mail has been there to document the lives of those who work at these businesses.
Here then is a snapshot of a small number of Hartlepool workers going about their day-to-day lives across the decades.
1. Heron Foods
Staff at Heron Foods, in Middleton Grange, dress in fancy dress at their Macmillan Coffee Morning event in 2015. Photo: Kevin Brady
2. Hartlepool and District Hospice
Hartlepool and District Hospice opened a charity shop on Catcote Road in 2015. Shop workers Julie Hildreth, Steven Waites and Karen Witherley are pictured in the shop's book sales room. Photo: TY
3. Swoosh
Swoosh staff members Jade Lismore, Chelsea Middleton, Gemma Darby and Anne Kirkwood with their decorated shop tree in 2015. Photo: Frank Reid
4. Mcdonalds
Staff from Burn Road Mcdonalds taking part in the Mcdonalds Halloween charity event in aid of Ronald Mcdonalds House Charities in 2015. Photo: Frank Reid