WATCH: Reports that Booths store could be up for sale
There are reports that Booths, the region's upmarket supermarket, is up for sale.
The high-end food and drink retailer opened its first shop in Blackpool way back in 1847 and now runs stores right across the north of England.
Retail analysts say they're facing an increasingly tough challenge from their main competitors.
- As our correspondent Amy Welch reports: