Quite a good small supermarket/corner shop/newsagents/off licence with all the basics in tinned and…read morepacket foods. Could be more fresh veg though but that's the only gripe. Very nice, friendly, person serving the other day when I was in there. Can be tricky to park outside if it's busy, but you can drive around the corner into Fredington Grove and park there for a short while.

I always love a Debenhams as I can always find something I'd like to buy this Debenhams is no…read moredifferent. However, it doesn't have as many concessions as some of the larger stores and is in need of a bit of a refurb! Has a cafe on the top floor if you are looking for somewhere to rest your legs and have a brew. Staff are also helpful which is a bonus in any shop! Very centrally placed so definitely worth a browse if you are taking a stroll round the harbour

This place offers you great quality along with great service. Shop workers are always very smiley…read morein here, and don't force themselves on you to buy. The coffee shop is also brilliant, especially as you can sit in the window and look out over the harbour.

strange shop but with lots of hidden gems. downstairs is a mini market full of foreign delights…read more the staff are rather moody. ive yet to get a smile out of any of them.

The best magazine shop in Plymouth, they also stock a good range of stationery. Upstairs is books…read moreand DVDs, with the top releases in front of you as you go up the escalator. Staff are friendly and helpful, and you can always find one lingering around the shop-floor. The shop also sells lottery tickets, and has a nice supply of jigsaw puzzles. The DVD range caters for more than just blockbuster demand, and includes a good selection of TV programmes and BBC series. If you're a more discerning viewer, then check out the DVDs at W H Smith.

This is much better for magazines and chart books as opposed to specialist books. It does have a…read moregood selection of travel books though. Spread out over 2 floors, this store offers a broad selection of stationary and games, dvds and cd's for you to browse. Often has a good selection of offers on.

Nothing is too much trouble for Anne and her team and this little shop is an oasis in a busy place…read more Lingering and looking are encouraged. If the books aren't there-they'll get them there almost by tomorrow and will always recommend titles. The big down side is the step flight of stairs up to the shop ,situated as it is above the main street premises of another retailer. But this is the result of the burden of business rate-still almost too much for a small shop like this to carry. So please support them!!!

The Christian Literature Centre is the victim of difficult access, as its up some stairs with no…read morelift, but worth the walk! Full of the latest CDs and books, along with plenty of childrens supplies and some lovely bibles. It's a small shop, but if you want something Christian, this is the place to buy it! If you ever watch the God Channel, you will know just how much great Christian stuff comes from the states. Well, this shop has many imported resources, to save you the hassle of buying from abroad and worrying about import rates and long delivery.

This is a branch of Top Shop within Debenhams and as its just up the road from the other Top Shop…read moreand sells the same stock. Im never sure why its needed, especially now there's a third branch in the new shopping center! The only advantage I've found is that you can do all your shopping in the one store without going outside but then if I do this I dont visit the other store. Despite this the staff are very friendly and helpful and the store is clean and tidy. Prices are reasonable and quality is good.

Waterstones in Plymouth is the last holdout of bricks and mortar book retailing in Plymouth,…read moreindependent bookshops having basically been wiped out by Internet retailers like Amazon (after having been undermined by eBooks). The prices are inevitably higher, but you get a pleasant environment, friendly knowledgeable staff, a book in your hand and the ability to just browse. It would be nice to have a variety of specialised and idiosyncratic Independent bookshops in the city. Sadly, those days seem to be gone. However, if book retailing has to be dominated by a single chain here, we could do a lot worse than Waterstones.

This WH Smith in Totnes is very small and cramped. Although the store is small it still carries…read morequite a good selection of stock. The CD, DVD and game section of the store is tiny carrying only limited titles so this is not the place to shop for something that isn't in the charts. The book selection is slightly better offering a good selection of adults and children's books. The magazine and newspaper section is the largest part of the store offering a varied selection of magazines.