It's busy! You'd think it was Christmas. The staff could be…read morefriendlier especially on the check outs!

Out of the major supermarkets ASDA is far and away my favourite. Their superstores are packed full…read moreof goodies. They have the clothing label George, toys, CD's and loads of household goods. The range of food is excellent and the least costly of all the major stores. On site they have a pharmacy, optician, photo centre and a petrol station. They are also open 24hrs on a Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri which means avoiding busy shopping hours. This is a great superstore and the only one I will do a big food shop at.

Came by the other day and it was like walking into a candy store! Marks and Spencer is located by…read morethe Moorgate underground and is walking distance from Shoreditch. There is staff by the entrance in a M&S jumper with a body worn camera and headset. The basement level is a food hall with a wide variety of premium food products, fruit, vegetables, pre-cooked meals, ready to eat meals, ready to cook meals! They also had a wide variety of premium biscuits, chocolates, sandwiches, and beverages including wine! They had some pretty high end towels that were 50% off too! Upper level had an assortment of clothes for men. Their in-house cologne was quite nice! 2 bottles for 25!

Too bad location is closing....found great men's clothing, food area too busy for me, but massive…read moreselection

It was a very good store. I bought lots of things there. It closed down in 2018 after being in…read moreIlford for 125 years.

Bodgers of Ilford. Brillant…read more This is a really old department store, like they use to have before House of Fraser and Debenhams rolled them out all of the country. Maybe you could say it's the Harrods of Ilford. I am surprised it's still open. It's catered for an older market - lots of clothes for pensioners. No longer do I puzzle about where they get their specific 'fashions' from. I went in for a zip and it's perfect for that - a huge haberdashery section. I am very glad it's still open. Bodgers is a wonderful old niche department store.

You know how when you go to a department store and it's heaving with people (some of obviously…read moreill-er repute than others - get back in your box, peasant, and stop shopping in my Debenhams!), and everything's disorganised, and clothes have fallen to the ground, and the fluorescent lighting makes you look peaky, and the mirrors in the fitting rooms make you look fat, and - now that you mention it - why it is so fucking hot in this tiny cubicle and why does it smell like feet(?!), you have to remind yourself why you thought it was a good idea to shop in a department store in the first place? Well, Williams & Griffin is the exact opposite of that. It is pure class, people. With roots back to the 19th century (historical!) and awards like 'Best Independent Department Store of the Year' under its belt, Williams & Griffin is a cut above the rest. With attentive staff, spacious sales floors and well-selected merchandise (generally brands in the upper echelons of retail), it's always a pleasure to shop in. Definitely one of the premier shopping outlets in the area. If you're ever out in Colchester, it's certainly worth a mooch.

I seriously have to question what is the big deal with 'Williams & Griffin'???…read moreThe only reason you are forced into entering the building, is because on the surface, this great big department store (now owned by fenwicks chain) and due for expansion to almost double the size, seems to be the best that Colchester has to offer. And don't even get me started on the cost of the 'William & Griffin' car park........ £7.50 for three hours parking. EXTORTIONATE!! The women's 'Fashion' department if you can call it that, is dire. Same old stuff that you find up and down the country in every department store. And rails that are soooo crammed with stuff, which gives you no reason to even bother looking! It's NOT fashion, just boring, commercial, mass produced blandness. If you can be bothered, why not venture into the heart of the town centre, where small businesses are offering you something different and unique. Some people need educating into realising that the best stuff is in independent shops NOT boring department stores! On the plus side they always put alot of effort into their Xmas display window. My advise to anyone reading this, try venturing down lanes such as 'Lion walk', 'Trinity Street' or 'Sir Issacs Walk'. You will find hidden treasures. Small shops full of wonderful things and lovely customer service............ Come on everyone, support your independents!!!!

We came here for the Jellycat store and it was worth it. This is like a large department store with…read moremany brands inside, similar to Harrod's. The location was right in the middle of the action. Specific to JellyCat, they were having the Fish and Chips pop up, which offers limited edition fish and chips related Jellycats, where you interact with the staff as they present it to you with a sticker with your name and a personalized experience. You could make a reservation or just stand in line. We chose to do neither and my daughter got a lemon wedge Jellycat. The line was short and the staff was friendly.

We stopped by Selfridges to pick up a swim suit for the honey, but also ended up dropping into…read moretheir food hall. For the food hall I loved that they had a great selection of so many different types of food and drink. I was able to pick up some sushi and drinks, while the honey got some ramen to-go. I also loved that you could pay at the specific stall you got the food from and did not have to get in line for every single item. In relation to Selfridges' clothing section upstairs, the signage for the sections was poor and we ended up having to ask where the swim area was. Everything was £80 and up so we later ended up going to Primark since it was a little too rich for our blood (DH constantly loses his swim trucks when we travel). All in all, I was glad they were close to our hotel and the food hall definitely gives the nearby Mercado (which was our goto last year) a run for it's money.

James Selby has cool stuff for good prices…read more You can get Topshop clothing here and Indie labels. You can also get cheap dishes and glassware. This shop reminds me of John Lewis on a budget, complete with Camden style strippy tights for your goth moments or years. J. Selby comes complete with a wig salon with normal coloured wigs and a magenta wig! I thought the kitchenware was really cheap and there were some pretty glasses on offer from 1.50. I want to come back here (Why can't I ever buy anything here the first time, damn North London rent) to buy this silk polka dot dress for 34.00. It is made by some Indie designer beginning with Dark...but I can't read my own handwritting so I'll have to work on my freehand and let you know. Go to James Selby..you will not be disappointed!

The top floor has been recently revamped and Cafe Nero has replaced the old cafeteria, but James…read moreSelby is still a charmingly weird old department store. It's one of a dying breed, the independent department store. Upstairs, shoppers can buy sewing notions, polyester granny smocks and aprons, low end Wedgewood lines, Pyrex, and linens. A nice range of linens is offered from practical no-iron percale to sheets and pillows by Monsoon. On the ground floor, clothes are grouped into boutique-like clusters. Evans has a section, so does Monsoon, so does Top Shop. Cosmetic counters flank the front of the store, next to the wig shop and hair salon and a few sticks of furniture are sold in the basement.

Wow my wife was returning a product she had the item and the receipt and the card which was…read morepurchased through .watch out for heroi. she refused to refund.she ask my wife . She wants to see the person who belongs this card. it happened last week. She has problem with female customers and want to see more male customers wow.

This is a great store that sells stacks of stuff, just about everything and anything! from paint…read moreto plates, from bicycle tubes to shaving foam, from duvet covers to washing up liquid.. this place is really cheap too, i recently bought a really nice set of black plates at 99 p each...just as cheap as ikea! Recently I spotted really lovely wicker laundry baskets there for a tenner which is a bargain,

My new love!!! I love TJ MAXX at home. But THIS is even better. Will be looking for them on my…read moretravels.

As with all TK Maxx branches you have to root about a little to get what you want and new stock is…read moreadded every day. I was here to get some clothes for my four year old daughter, the prices were so good, I ended up spending double what I'd planned. She ended up with several pairs of jeans RRP £70 for £10-15 each, 3 coats all £15 each with RRPs way North of £60 each and a whole bunch of tops at a similar massive discount. It was Chelsea on the cheap really. It's not just for kids and adults are well catered for too. There is also a homeware department on the first floor.if you need a frying pan or some linens. Parking is plentiful and public transport is just as easy. I cannot recommend this place enough.

This is a very good shop for those who love fashion for a reasonable price. The reason why I love…read morethe peacocks store in elephant castle shopping centre is because its nicely hidden away and not many people no its there so you benefit from finding what you want, getting bargains and having a pleasent experiance. This store specialises in womens, men range and lingerie.

This store has everything you got, for kids, womens and mens... the price is cheap compared to…read moreother stores, such as: riverisland or krisp. the quality of the clothes are reasonably good compared to the price and there are variety of new item to choose from. My no.1 store to shop because the clothes are good and cheap.

Excellent place to shop. Easy free parking spaces and some great restaurants over looking the lake…read more House of Fraser. Debenhams. Marks and Spencer. Primark. Many brands such as Hugo Boss,Armani, Ralph Lauren ,Michael Kors , Tommy, Lacoste all in House of Fraser store

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE IN A SHOPPING MALL IN THE COUNTRY!!!! LARGELY ACROSS ALL STORES IN THE…read moreSHOPPING CENTRE: Read HOUSE OF FRASER EXPERIENCE BELOW: WESTFIELD SHEPHERDS BUSH & BLUEWATER BETTER My gosh, we have given this place many chances, went a few times in Dec 2010 an Jan 2011, hoping they would have improved since a year between the last visit. As ever the grumpy, unhelpful, staff throughout e, was appalling the rude looks when you try to interrupt conversations of groups of staff having a chat about the weekend or their hair, was a recurrent theme. Worst: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HOUSE OF FRASER!!!!!!!!!!!! A lady in the jewellery accessories dept who was busy chatting about her weekend with a colleague leaning against the glass arms folded,, when I went to pay for something from the next section at her till, products from (Crabtree & Evelyn) I asked if I could pay at her till, couldn't believe her response, she said couldn't you find another till? I said no actually they are all deserted see and I showed her all the empty tills around? She then said, oh I can't take any cards at the till anyway. It was unbelievable , how rude she was. In the same store I think it was the towels section, two customer service girls were chatting away not doing any work, whilst we stood there waiting to ask the price on something, they then turned around rolled their eyes and gave a fobbing off type of response. In another section I wanted to buy the last sweater that was on a mannequin the guy with a very unusually deep voice, and dark hair took it off the mannequin then shouted at the poor helpful lad working there, and whispered make sure you put a security tag on it before you hand it to them! I think Bluewater is considerably more upmarket and better than Lakeside, I guess a lot of the Essex locals work at Lakeside and maybe haven't attended any customer service training but BlueWater is so much better, and so Lakeside seems really downmarket not just because of the staff, Essex role model Jordan was in that day, so need I say more? If it wasn't for the bargains I wouldn't have gone, but someone really needs to do more mystery shopping and undercover checks across the place, there is no reason why a bit of good decent customer service can't be achieved. Really should become a mystery shopper, Lakeside is shocking Gonna stick to Westfield & Bluewater in future most probably!