This huge department store is still a family run company which really made me want to love the…read moreinside. Everything is really well laid out and sell kitchenware, gardening items, jewellery, china, art, mirrors and lots of things for the home. I hardly ever see things I don't like in this shop and they even have an old fashioned haberdashery department. Staff are all lovely. cafe is a bit of a let down but is no worse that one you'd find in debenhams.

I found this amazing shop while passing through Kirkcaldy. I was amazed at the sheer volume of…read morehoushold goodies and soft furnishings. The design ideas are fabulous and it is such good value I have travelled through from Glasgow about once a month since I found it. Staff are always friendly and enthusastic and always changing things around so there's always something new.

Beautiful department store on Princes St, with a super unique layout due to the historical building…read moreit's in. If you are from Canada, this store is just like Hudson's Bay. If you are from the USA, it's just like Macy's. Ran out of Clarins cream and stopped here to stock back up. Had AMAZING service by the rep!

I had purchased a cashmere overcoat back in the mid 1980's. Most likely when the store was owned…read more& operated by the original owning family. I'm in the USA. This coat is as good as new almost 40 years later. It was well made. If there was a way to contact the original owning family I would like to thank them for such a well made garment.

upstaires you get a great all day big breakfast :)read more

Arguably the biggest store in the Overgate, it takes up three floors and offers a wide variety of…read moreproducts. There is a great selection of concession stands and usually has great 'mega days' in which to receive fantastic discount on items.

A great Debenhams, with men's, women's and children's clothing and accessories with a home…read moredepartment and cafe on the top floor. It is worth purchasing your perfume and make up there since they now have a beauty points card. Their nail bar is fantastic although it's not there all the time. Women's departments include Topshop, Dune, Oasis and Faith.

I've recently been checking out and reviewing some of Edinburgh's many gift shops. I came across…read morethis one today, situated at the top of the High Street, and popped in. If there was a scale of gift shops, this would be at the upmarket end. There is a wealth of cashmere items along with a great deal of tartan, amongst a small range of other clothes. I would imagine the prices would reflect the high quality of the offered product. Thankfully, this shop is not full of any of the mass-produced tourist rubbish that you find in so many gift shops. This shop is for the more discerning shopper, looking for that high-quality memento of their visit to Edinburgh. If you love cashmere, and let's face it, even the name sounds comfortable, then this place may well be one of your first ports of call. Prime location for prime merchandise. Definitely worth a look.

This particularly large Primark opened last December and honestly, I can't get enough of it! Every…read moretime I go to Fort Kinnaird, this place is usually my first stop so that I can avoid the afternoon chaos later on. The layout is much better than its sister store on Princes Street and since it is all on one level, getting around is pretty easy as you can see everything from when you enter and you won't have to negotiate any of those dreaded escalators that make you go ALL the way round to the other side of the sales floor to get to the next one. The men's department is an adequate size and is conveniently located near the front of the store. The only downside to this, is that you will have to walk all the way to the back of the shop if you want to try something on as that is where the fitting rooms are located. Speaking of the fitting rooms, they are modern, bright and have never been subjected to horrific queues when I've visited. (Unlike the shambolic Princes Street store.) One thing that annoys me is the checkouts. They are also at the back, on either side (one set in lingerie and the other in homewares) and usually have slow moving long queues. This is not ideal when all you are buying is a t shirt, a pair of jeans and some sweets. Another thing that bugs me is the till staff. I know it must be horrible working 9-5 in Primark under the harsh fluorescent lighting and with demanding customers but a smile would be appreciated. It could be stocked a bit better and they should assign more workers to the checkouts to cut down queues but other than that, this store provides a less chaotic experience to the city centre store and is much better in many ways.

So this is a fairly small store with everything all on one level but stocks everything you need,…read morefrom clothes, homeware, lingerie, to kids and mens clothing too, the staff are lovely and helpful and all do a great job. There is only one complaint however in that you have to leave your basket if you want to try anything on which makes things a bit of a hassle. Apart from that well worth a look and with mcdonalds right next door what could be better.

House of Bruar was one of those unexpected road-trip delights. My spouse had been told we had to…read morestop, while our third travel companion and I were... let's say, skeptical. But we ended up pulling in for breakfast and a browse, and we walked out grinning. There's both a coffee bar and a sit-down cafe; we opted for the cafe, which was perfectly fine for a quick bite before wandering the shops. But the real fun was exploring the place itself. House of Bruar is part country store, part upscale gift shop, part museum of Things You Didn't Know You Needed. You can find everything from cashmere to kitchen tools, with price points ranging from impulse-buy to aspirational. We mostly window-shopped, but it was genuinely enjoyable - lots to look at, and beautifully presented. We did, however, make sure to raid the food section. They have an impressive selection of snacks, condiments, sweets, and treats, and picking out a handful of goodies to nibble on for the rest of our road trip was one of the highlights of the stop. In the end, the skeptic duo had to admit: this recommendation was a good one. If you're passing through, House of Bruar is well worth a visit - even if you just come for breakfast and a wander.

Fantastic place to stop for some upscale gourmet market finds, high end clothing shops and outdoor…read moremarket stands. The cakes are beautiful, a wide variety of gluten free options. They had just about every kind of cake and tart you can think of. Very fresh and delicious. Coffee bar, ice creams, fresh milk dispenser, fresh pressed orange juice. Beautiful setting in an all glass atrium. I tried the gluten free lemon and elderflower cake with a flat white. It was amazing. I would recommend stopping for brunch or lunch. There is a waterfall within walking distance that you should check out.

I love Marks and Spencers. I tour them all over the UK. I get a lot of my food souvenirs here…read more At THIS one, I found local Scottish honey! Delicious. I bought as many as I could fit in my suitcase. Since I saved my receipt, I can tell you they were (on sale!) 5 pounds each. I also bought packages containing 8 meringues (1 pound 80 for 8!) and packages of eclairs (2 for 1 pound 70)- because a girl has to eat. Croissants (which I picked up for my breakfast) were 90p. Carrier bags are 5p (but you can bring your own bag and pay zero- or use a backpack.) I always stock up on food here because it's so much cheaper than eating out. And I'd rather have a decent spartan meal from M&S in my hotel room, than spend money on food I don't really want at a middling restaurant. The other offerings at M&S looked good- and I walked around briefly, but I was only at this store to buy food.

Dunfermline branch of Marks and spencer is vey small. They have a food hall and ladies wear section…read moreon the ground floor and upstairs there is ladies underwear, small mens section even smaller kids section and a cafe. The food hall is very busy but if you want to be able to get the vest choice you need to go first thing as later in the day - especially saturdays - there is not much left. The ladies section is not too bad - has a small selection of per una as well but the rest is really too small to stock much of anything. It is situated within the kingsgate shopping centre but also has diect access to the high street

This place is awesome. I think it might actually LITERALLY have everything!…read more It is basically a huge warehouse full of everything and broken up into sections; Christmas, storage, crafts, bedding, kitchen, sofas, etc. It is fairly cheap and cheerful so I would go there expecting to find something that will last you for years but if you're moving house or need a few bits and bobs then this is definitely somewhere you should consider for your first port of call. They even sell fake stuffed reindeer heads and cuddle chairs!

Sweet holy moly of reasonably priced furniture heaven! I jadour this place big time. Furniture,…read morehousehold accessories, art and craft gear, art, garden and garden furniture, pets, lighting oh my gosh I could go on and on and on. They also have a half decent cafe at the back of the place. This isn't John Lewis granted but there are good quality products for your home at a good price. Who can argue!?! That's right no you can't! For all those crafty guys out there I really like the huge selection they dedicate to art and crafts. The paint and wallpaper section isn't amazing but it depends on what you're looking for. I'm here all the time so holla at me if you see a stressed out woman wheeling two kids about in a trolley ;)

Fan shop in the st James center. It has a number of floors for clothing, homeware, appliances and…read morekitchens, bedding and soft furnishings, furniture.

John Lewis is the anchor tenant of the St James Quarter shopping centre, it's my favourite…read moredepartment store in Edinburgh city centre, down to its' location, as well as being a large, modern department store with a good range of products in all categories, other than food, which is quite minimal. It's over six floors, which extends past the mall, however, it does have multiple entrances on the mall level, do be warned that you won't be able to use the same lift for all floors, for some reason to get to the higher floors, you need to change lifts, or use the escalator, not a big deal, but this isn't well signposted, and it's easy to get lost. I did like the look and feel of the store, the technology section was huge and had everything from phones to laptops and TVs, while also having an Apple section, the area overall was much nicer and more modern than other technology sections in other John Lewis stores, so a big plus. The upper level has nice views of the Edinburgh Old Town. Other facilities inside the store include a Cafe as well as a selection of men's and women's clothes, fragrances and accessories, there's even an Optician's. A very big and very good department store to serve the Scottish capital.