ScS annoyingly refers to itself as the sofa and carpet specialist. You can’t be a specialist in two totally different things. And anyway, it stands for Suite Centres Sunderland

Yes, I am watching Family Fortunes sponsored by ScS

Other retail abbreviations / acronyms:

DFS - Direct Furnishing Supplies
IKEA - Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd
MFI - Mullard Furniture Industries
C&A - Clemens & August
Asda - Associated Dairies
WHS - Who Has Scarecrows?

Aldi: Albrecht Diskont
JJB: John Jarvis Broughton
HSS: Hire Service Shops Limited (known as HSS Hire - annoying)
B&Q - Block & Quayle
BEJAM - Brian, Eric, John And Millie

A reminder of the classic banned Northampton sofa ad