Shop that was at no. 3 The Parade, which was renumbered as 229 London Road, Mitcham.

It is not known when the store moved from Mitcham, but the most recent ad found on the British Newspaper Archives is from 1922, see below. It’s also not known when the chain ceased trading as the World’s Stores, but this one was in 1957 in Dunstable High street:

Dunstable Gazette – Wednesday 20 September 2000
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Products shown in the window:

Cheese (Cheshire and Cheddar): 1s. 10d.
Finest Portuguese Sardines: 11s.
Apricots: 2s.
Mandarin Oranges: 1s. 3d.
White Peaches: 1s. 11d.
Sardines: 11d.
Marmalade: 11d.
William Pears Fruit Salad: 2s. 6d.
Plum Jam: 1s. 4d.
Mixed Fruit Jam: 1s. 6d.
Currants: 1s. 3d.

The following ads are for the Mitcham branch.

1915 ad

Products shown in this ad:-

Dried Fruits for Christmas Puddings: ….

Raisins
Good New Raisins: …. 6d. per lb.
New Valencia Raisins, very choice: …. 9d. per lb.
New Valencia Raisins, the best: …. 10d. per lb.
Sultanas
New Spanish: …. 9d. per lb.
Best Quality: …. 10d. per lb.
Currants
New Currants, very good quality: …. 5d. per lb.
New Currants, selected choice: …. 6d. per lb.
Best Mixed Peel
No Superfluous Sugar, Each Box contains a 1-lb. box: …. 8d.
A large proportion of Citron: …. 1¼-lb box: …. 1s 4½d.
Stewing Plums
Splendid Quality: …. 6d. per lb.

The advertisement also emphasises that their dried fruit is not soaked with water to add to the weight, preserving the natural bloom and flavour.

from Norwood News – Friday 10 February 1922

Streatham News – Friday 08 December 1922
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WATCH XMAS FOOD PRICES!

It is only by comparing prices that the careful Housewife can discover those traders who at this Season invariably make a practice of quietly raising food prices.

THE WORLD’S STORES

make a distinct feature of ticketing all goods in plain figures.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU PAY,

AND YOUR MONEY RETURNED IN FULL IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED.

SEE OUR WINDOWS THIS WEEK.
CALIFORNIAN FRUITS IN SYRUP.
APRICOTS FULL SIZE TIN … 1/-
PEACHES FULL SIZE TIN … 1/- for 2/11
PINEAPPLE CUBES, 1-lb. Size … 5 1/2 d.
NEW MUSCATELS, Choice Clusters … 2/-
NEW MUSCATELS, Loose … 1/4
DATE, fresh arrivals weekly, per lb. … 3d.
MELON AND LEMON JAM. 1 1/2 -lb. net … 5d.
BEST LEMON CURD … 6 1/2d. & 1/-

GOOD SOUND RAISINS, per lb. … 5d.
NEW SEASON’S RAISINS … 7d.
EXTRA LARGE CHOICE RAISINS … 1/-
NEW SEASON’S CURRANTS … 8d.
EXTRA CHOICE CURRANTS … 10d & 1/-
GOOD SULTANAS … 1/-
BEST NEW SULTANAS … 1/3 & 1/6
ORANGE & LEMON CANDIED PEEL … 10d.
Xmas Crackers, 83 varieties, from … 9d to 5/6

PROVISION OFFERS.
Country Cured Bacon :
Best Back … 1/4
Best Streak … 1/3
Best Collar … 1/3
Best Hock … 8 1/2 d.

Smoked Breakfast Bacon :
Best Back … 1/11
Best Streak … 1/9
Any weight cut.
Choicest New Zealand Butter … 1/10 & 2/-
From the rich pastures of the Dominions beyond the Seas.
FINEST ENGLISH CHEDDAR … 1/6
Best Canadian Cheddar … 1/2
Selected Gorgonzola … 1/8

Thousands of articles to select from. ask for our Monthly Price List.

WORLD’S STORES.

101 MITCHAM LANE, S.W.16
3 THE PARADE, LONDON RD., MITCHAM.

World’s Stores Limited.

Norwood News – 9 September 1929

1935 ad for Barley that shows the Worlds Stores as one of its stockists/ From Norwood News – Friday 12 July 1935

Norwood News – Friday 21 October 1932
Stores listed in this ad:

MITCHAM AND DISTRICT.

Brewer, G. A., 110 London Road.
Kiddell. J., 12 Upper Green East.
Millachip, F., 397 London Road.
South Suburban Co-operative Society Ltd., Fair Green.
Stevenson and Rush Ltd., 325/7 London Road.
World’s Stores, Ltd., 229 London Road.
Harry Cusden Ltd., 209 Manor Road.
Harry Cusden Ltd., 77 Sherwood Pork Road.
Parker, W., 55 Manor Road.

EXPERIENCED cashier-book-keeper required.

—Apply Worlds Stores. 229, London-rd., Mitcham. References required.

Newspaper Articles
Norwood News – Friday 05 August 1932

MITCHAM MEN SENT FOR TRIAL

The three men arrested after two policemen had used their truncheons were all before the Croydon County Bench again on Friday. They were Henry Summers (23), labourer, Fortescue-road, Mitcham; Frederick John Stewart (23), labourer. Bygrove-road, Mitcham: and Frederick Charles Bannister (22), motor driver, Bygrove-road. There was no further evidence on the charge of breaking into the World’s Stores, London-road, Mitcham. Bannister was further charged with two housebreaking, at North Cheam. Finger-print specialists alleged that the marks on a piece of glass in one case and on a glass finger bowl in the other, corresponded with Bannister’s fingerprints as taken at Brixton Prison after arrest. Still another charge against Bannister was of breaking into a shop at Abbey-parade, High-street, Merton, on November 11 last and stealing cash and tobacco goods, valued altogether at £9 10s., the property of Mr. A. J. Bromley. Prosecutor said that on arriving at his shop at nine on November 12 he found everything in disorder. The gas-meter cash-box had been rifled. Entry had been made by smashing the glass panel of the scullery door and of an inner door. The men were all committed to the London Sessions, on bail.

Mr A.G. BROOKER, aged 36, of Albert Road was listed as manager of the store in WW1.