In decades gone by, big name Tasmanian family-run businesses flourished in Launceston.

Dozens of family-owned enterprises used to line the streets of the city, but over the years there's been a slow demise, and many have been forced to shut up shop.

Hardware stores with historic origins like Harts, Genders and Cleavers have ceased to exist, and department stores like Ludbrooks and McKinlay's are no more.

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