H & M is a clothing store for the younger generation, the clothes are very reasonably priced and I…read morehave always found there work wear to be of reasonable quality at a good price and on trend. There are some classic pieces and some more úber trendy items, but its always good to have a mooch & maybe try something out of your comfort zone. There is a childrens section and a menswear section downstiars, and a ladies wear section upstairs which includes accessories.

This is for all you fitness freaks out there and I include my girlfriend in this. She tells me it's…read moreimportant to look as good as you can whilst sweating your bits off at the gym. Impossible, I think but Sutton Runner agree with her as here they sell all the latest sports stuff. Running shoes, clothing, netball, tennis, sports watches, loads and loads of other stuff all in one place. In fact they claim to have the largest selection of technical running gear and accessories in-store and online. The store is conveniently located with a car-park to the side off the main busy road. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and are happy to discuss and advise on the appropriate footwear for the sport you have in mind. The store was established in 1991 and has an excellent customer base throughout Birmingham due to its fabulous customer service.

Rude, sarcastic, p@#s taking staff that thought it was funny to undermine me at every opportunity…read more Smuggly said I was woefully unrealistic with my price range budget and wouldn't find a pair of running shoes at the price I wanted to pay, even though it was a sale. I promptly moved away from this rat like man and found a pair at exactly the price I eanted to pay. No apology from the rodent...just grunts of defeat as I left the shop . Fancy being p'd off that I was able to give him money for something!!?! Totally warped attitude. Avoid this Walter Mitty pratt hole at all costs.

This shoe shop is where my mum used to take me to buy school shoes when I was a child. Looking…read moreinside I don't think the decor has changed much since then. It's quite a large shop with plenty of stock at reasonable prices. Most of their stock is Clarks but not the fashionable collaborations ie Liberty or Mary Portas. Think more Susan Boyle than Sienna Miller! Brilliant if you're 7 or 70 and are looking for practical footwear that will last for ages.

This place is just off The Circle at Kingstanding and is quite a large store with plenty of stock…read more For those that don't know about Blunts - you get some top quality names such as Clarkes, Grenson etc at value prices. Sometimes you get last years designs at rock bottom prices, especially in their sale. There is free on road parking very close to store.

Challenging Save The Children's long dominance of the top-end-of-Sutton charity shop circuit comes…read morethe Salvation Army charity shop. The cheeky buggers even moved in next door! This shop has been open for a couple of years now and makes it gentle presence felt with an inviting little shop packed with clothes, vintage accessories, a good stack of books and a very good selection of CDs; I've picked up albums by Portishead, Nirvana, The Prodigy and The Specials from here. Opening a charity shop in Sutton isn't a guarantee of success, although that said I've never known any that have shut down. However, the town is awash with the places, both in the centre and out in parts such as Boldmere and Mere Green. Great for bargain hunters and maniacal vinyl obsessives like myself; bad news for the snobs who write in to the local papers bemoaning the cheapening of the royal town.

It's nice to know that you can still go to a few remaining independent clothes shops; especially…read moresomewhere where you can always pick up unique t-shirts that nobody else will have. I personally hate seeing everybody wearing the very same garment that you bought a month ago from the very same chain store! Little Italy is full of one off men's clothing (or batches made specifically for the shop), so you never have to worry about blending in with everybody else. Although, I have to say, other than a few unusual patterned t-shirts, the type of fashion is not really to my taste. The shop would be perfect for the trendier men out there though! Prices are average, and most t-shirts cost around £10, which is general to most chain retailers; So you're getting something unique for the same price. It's a shame that shops such as this are hidden away in shopping centres outside of the city centre. I can see this store being very popular if it were located in central Brum.

wow!! this shop will make a man feel in heaven and will make him want to shop til he drops my…read morefriends if you want to get your man shopping this is the place to come