The Archive
The reference library
Every fact on this site comes from one of these sources. Each entry lists what it tells us and the pictures it holds.
“The Savemore Story” — Port of Hull Journal
A seven-page feature written while Clifford and Mary were still running Savemore — the most detailed account of the business at its height, with photographs of the stall, every store, the warehouse and the founders, plus congratulatory adverts from Hull suppliers.
The Guinness Book of Records — “Largest Supermarkets U.K.”
The record book names Savemore’s Stepney discount house as the shop with the biggest selling area in the United Kingdom — larger than Tesco’s biggest supermarket and Fine Fare’s record-breaking store.
“Store legend dies” — newspaper obituary
The obituary traces Clifford’s whole career, from newsboy and market trader to Savemore Stores and Clifford Dunns on Prospect Street, and records the tribute of the Hull Chamber of Trade.
Memories from the people of Hull
Hull shoppers remember Savemore as the city’s first supermarket, and Clifford Dunns on Prospect Street for its weekly shop, its 10p tins of tomatoes and its famously cheap shirts.