This is a great little store if you need something and don't want to go to the supermarket…read more The people that work there are friendly and they sell some thing's that you can't get in other stores. You can also pay for things like phone bill, electric etc here as they have paypoint.

Staff more interested in smoking on the pavement than coming in and serving you…read more Avoid getting your papers delivered, you will be at work when/if they arrive.

Another crammed Asian newsagent that sells everything…read more Nothing special. Reasonable prices and good specials on the booze

This is a long running and established book shop that sells most of the books you can get…read more The only obvious downside is they are the only one and you have to pay full price for most of the books, however they have the added convenience that you don't need to go in to Newbury to buy a book.

Good stock changing frequently. Suffers from overstocking/poor layout/bored staff…read more I once bought some seeds here, but they don't seem to do that anymore. Always good for bargain bin books for those without a kindle.

A great shop for bargain prices. A weird collection of books, toys and art supplies, there's lots…read moreof great gifts for kids here. I use it to get cheap tissue paper for wrapping gifts and cheap hardback books. It's not the place to go if you're shopping for a specific book or genre, but more of a pot luck of items. The tend to have a lot of non-fiction books and kids stuff. Staff are always chatty and friendly.

This is a large store, and you can get pretty much anything you need book, magazine or stationery…read morewise. They also sell a selection of snack foods, sweets and drinks. To the back right of the store they have re introduced a small selection of DVDs at good prices. They have now changed the tills, and only have 2 manned with 2 self checkouts. If you go in at the right time, you can avoid the queue, but most times there is a queue. The store is pretty dark & dingy and could do with a major refurbishment. They always try and sell you something extra like chocolate at the till.

Around 10 years ago I worked for WHSmith and at the time loved the array of books and produce…read moreavailable to me - now with the introduction of Borders, Waterstones, HMV and Gamestation into Newbury, WHSmith has lost a lot of the appeal it one held and it seems a lot of the clientale. Prices are still reasonable, but product selections low with only the more popular of each range being available to the consumerStationary however is still a good bet as there are limited alternate options within Newbury. There is a good Newsagents range with many magazines available, and a subscription service available if your so inclined. The store itself has had some refurbishment also with Disabled access and automatic doors being introduced.