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A wealthy customer has lost a diamond in the store, sending the greedy staff scrambling to be the first to find it.
Mr Spooner discovers a hidden talent and receives a new career opportunity after being fired from his post and getting demoted.
Mr Grace has surprises in store after learning some new tricks on his holiday to America and is keen to implement changes.
Mrs Slocomb does not want to sell a new batch of underwear. Mr Grainger is disgruntled with Mrs Slocomb for using half the floor space.
Mr. Rumbold has been taken ill and has been rushed to to hospital. Since Mrs. Slocombe has asked to be considered for a career advancement, she is placed in charge.
When a glamorous representative of a `His and Hers' perfume range sets up shop in the store, Mrs Slocombe and Mr Grainger wage war on their new fast-talking adversary.
The staff are short of money and can't afford the new executive dining menu that is being forced on them. Mrs. Slocombe has a side-line, however, a home made perfume that will attract the opposite sex!
When Grace Brothers anticipate a royal visit, the store staff indulge in hasty preparations with the decorations and fancy greetings.
The ladies and gents department refuses to picket as most of the staff strikes for better wages. Their actions infuriate the other employees and Mr Grace tells the ladies and gents department to hold a party for the children of employees.
Captain Peacock is the subject of intense romantic rumours among the staff after his flirtatious behaviour at the Christmas Party.
Mr Humphries is late for work again. He has personal problems, he's fallen out with his mother, left home, and now he's been accused of stealing from the till.
The staff try to determine where Mrs Grace's ancestors are from so they can give her a coat of arms for her 90th birthday. They consider various traditional performances based on her heritage.
Young Mr Grace decides that the store should open at half past eight so that people can shop on their way to work, but the staff aren't happy and try to sabotage the sales figures.
A transport strike forces the staff of Grace Brothers to spend the night at the store. Who's going to see to Mrs Slocombe's pussy?
Old Mr Grace decides to put together a brand new magazine for the store, and recruits Mr Humphries to be the editor.
The shop floor becomes the dance floor. The ladies' and gentlemen's staff combine to enter a ballroom dancing competition at young Mr Grace's suggestion.
When sales figures begin to drop, the staff have to come up with increasingly outrageous ways of improving the takings, and it looks like a fashion show might be on the cards, but who will be the models?
When Mr Grainger's temper becomes extremely short the staff decide he must go, until the real reason for his behaviour is revealed.
Changes to staffing arrangements at Grace Brothers lead to fun and games as Captain Peacock's crew end up in the toy department.
It is young Mr. Grace's birthday and he's in for a surprise courtesy of the Gentlemen's and Ladies' departments at Grace Brothers.
Young Mr Grace is going into semi-retirement and his brother Old Mr Grace is to replace him. Mr Humphries has contracted Marine's Disease. It means the staff must go into isolation.
Back on the shop floor, chaos reigns when a surprise fire alarm practice throws the staff of Grace Brothers into panic, revealing fire precautions to be just a tad inadequate.
Captain Peacock receives a key to the executive washroom to celebrate his 20th anniversary at Grace Brothers.
Sales figures are down and profits are down so young Mr. Grace orders Mr. Rumbold to make staff cut backs. Someone has to go and Mr. Rumbold decides the staff must decide who.