Bolton Market Place is the main shopping centre in Bolton town centre, it isn't too bad for a small…read moretown and they have spent time/money on improving the centre and making it nice. Retailers located here include Boots, Clarks, JD Sports, Next and Vision Express. There is a much larger selection of shops on the high street, outside of the shopping centre, but I always prefer indoor centres especially on the cold, rainy days which we get more of our fair share of in England! My favourite area of the shopping centre is "The Vaults", which is the basement of the shopping centre. They've made it look very nice, with the exposed brickwork and it is also home to restaurants including Nando's and Prezzo. There is also a cinema within the mall from, Light Cinema. More recently, the mall is being used by the Bolton GP Federation and the NHS to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, I love this idea as it is helping the local community have easy access to vaccinations in the town centre. Many empty units sadly... it is such a shame to see as this mall really does have potential. Despite being rather empty, it still has a nice feel to it and the mall security to feel safe. 3*

A few months on and more improvement, they deserve another star!…read more Things are looking up for the market place and they are slowly transforming it into a place you'd want to spend your time. Football season is over for me which means Saturday's are now free again - the missus loves that - that also means I am open to be dragged around shopping centres each weekend now.. It was FA Cup final day however and luckily she does like Football so we decided instead of a trip to Manchester, we'd venture into Bolton and see what the developments were looking like. Definitely an improvement on my last visit a few month ago, and we spent just under 2 hours here on Saturday, which 5 years ago you just simply couldn't do! The 'Vaults' are open and starting to have more and more going on there, so far: Prezzo, Nandos and Great Ale are in there but Chef's Quarter and couple more offerings are in the works. The best thing about this visit was seeing the weekend markets! The market place has not had individual market stall since I was a wee kipper - so a good 15 years and it's great see them bringing back the old school approach even with the new modern building!

One of the larger stores in Bolton town centre, Marks and Spencer have a good store on Deansgate…read morewhich has improved since my last visit back in 2017. Due to COVID, they are only using the front entrance at the minute, I'm not sure why they aren't using the entrance which is located by the Food Hall, considering this is the only part of the store that is open due to UK government lockdown restrictions. The store had a pretty good selection in most areas, especially the Marks and Spencer Gastropub range, it was a shame that the Free From section was pretty small with multiple empty shelves in that department, and there didn't seem to be as many fresh counters here as my local store in Manchester, but the product range wasn't bad nonetheless. This store also supports Marks and Spencer's new scan and go, where you can scan and bag items, pay on your phone and leave, this is the first time I've managed to use it as many stores either have awful signal, for example, my local store has the Food Hall in the basement meaning you can't connect to the app, and in other stores, it just failed to load, I loved doing this and it made my shopping experience easier, it isn't without its problems however as even though I was charged, the screen froze on the "payment failed" option, with no option to go back or get a receipt. The staff members seemed friendly and were happy to show me to the Free From section and tried to offer the support they could with the app, which is a new concept so is obviously going to have some teething problems, it's just lucky I didn't need a receipt. 4* - Large Marks and Spencer store with a good food hall and friendly staff.

M&S, this is not just a shop to me, it's a community a hope for generations to this shop will…read morecontinue to come this shop can continue to make the whole of bolton smile and help us keep the modern world from tuning the shops to the Internet and keeping bolton friendly and a place for us all to enjoy thank you so much M&S keep doing what you do and making us all happy.

I really like The Range. It's a gigantic version of what we used to call "knick knack shops" where…read moreyou can get pretty much anything for a low price. The difference being that The Range as well as selling washing up bowls and coasters and broken biscuits also sell a good amount of homeware, furniture, furnishings such as curtains and blinds, hobby/crafts, art supplies, and even gardenware and pet goods. Basically, if you need it, you can probably find it at The Range. This particular one is a good size, and has its own free car park with plenty of spaces.

The shop is fine, with many quality items at good prices. But beware the cowboys who run the…read moreparking. Many people I know won't use the store because of them.

Crompton Place is one of the smaller shopping centers in Bolton, it is considerably brighter and…read moresmaller than the other major shopping center - Market Place. They isn't really a lot here, it is still a nicer building and place than Market Place, which is quite disorganized, a little darker and more of a construction site at the moment. This place isn't really worth a look in, with a lack of major brands, especially compared to shops on the outside streets and in Market Place. They is a small, independent newsagents with Adam's News, Primark, Clarks, Specsavers, a few poundshops, The works and a Subway but that is about it. If you're in Bolton and looking for some time to kill, or need to visit one of these shops, it is definitely worth a look in, but otherwise I probably wouldn't suggest bothering and can't warrant a reason to give anything over 2 stars.

Crompton Place Shopping Centre is a quiet shopping centre in the centre of Bolton. This isn't…read moreanything like the Bullring or the Arndale or the Trafford Centre. Certainly not. It's more about just being quiet with a few independent shops as well as some more mainstream ones like Primark and New Look. But it's ok here though, somewhere to shop where it's warm and dry and no way near as stressful as the Arndale.

Certainly, not a bad Boots store, which is pretty much a brand which can be found in every…read moretown/city's high street in the UK, while this store isn't the most bright/modern of locations, the product range is pretty good for a store' of its' size, although varieties (flavours/scents of the same product) can be a little limited. This location is inside Crompton Arcade on Mealhouse Lane in Bolton town centre, but due to current government guidelines forcing the mall to shut, it can only be accessed through street-level as of February 2021, which will hopefully change in the coming weeks. The staff seemed friendly enough and happy to help. There is an Opticians area, but I prefer Marks and Spencer across the way for that. 3*

A staple on any high street in the country, Boots is of course right in the middle of Bolton and…read moredead useful to boot. Full of Ibruprofen, shower gel, fungal foot cream and cough mixture, Boots pretty much has every medicine/mixture/pill/gel/washing product that you could possibly need. They usually have some two for ones or other deals going down as well so there's always a bargain going if you look around. The lady who served me at the pharmacy section of this Boots was really very pleasant and helpful, making Boots that tiny bit better than it already is.

A quirky little store this the site used to be occupied by a B&Q, and to be honest we only went…read morethere because we needed some B&Q stuff and we didn't know the shop had changed hands. Having got over the surprise of the change of brand, we thought we might as well have a look inside anyway. We're not generally 'impulse buyers' but we did pick up several things we hadn't planned on getting -- although we didn't find what we had originally come for! The merchandise was cheap and there was generally a good (and surprising) range of stock: Oh, they sell these too seemed to be a fairly common reaction. So I expect we'll go again at some point -- probably to find it will have changed to a Matalan or something

Bolton shopping park is a set of about 8 large stores barely a mile from the centre of Bolton…read more There's plenty of parking space and it's really easy to find by car. Also, it's right next to a massive Sainsbury's and Morrison's so you can tie in your weekly shop as well if you need. You'll find a Boots, Peacock's, Next and a massive Wickes as well as a few other big shops. Bolton Shopping Park isn't totally unreachable from walking from the centre of town either.

This branch of Wilko is quite a large branch in Bolton centre, I've visited here twice now which is…read moresurprising as I haven't had chance to review it yet. This branch is on Deansgate in Bolton, in the city centre and is fairly close to MarketPlace, the town's main shopping centre. The store is basically a typical Wilko store, albeit it is quite a large size especially compared to other branches such as Harpurhey, and it possibly could stretch to be bigger than my most visited stores in Middleton, Manchester, albeit I can't comment for certain as they are similar. The staff didn't seem really friendly and welcoming, just average and the location could have been better as it could have stood out and been better in the Marketplace Mall, which is nice and has been recently refurbished after putting in a dining quarter. but still the store would be slightly smaller then, yet the location would of course be better so that brings in this situation where Wilko "Can't win" in a way without spending intense amount of money. Overall, there isn't lots of things which makes this store stands out and it sadly is around the average mark, but not enough to warrant anything over two stars I'm sorry to report.

Do people still call it Wilkinson's? That's how I know it and I'm not sure what they were trying…read moreto accomplish with the name change to Wilko, but I still stop in for bits and bobs. I really liked it when I was a student studying in the UK for a semester because it was cheap and now I like it because sometimes I need something practical that I can't seem to find anywhere else. I might also like a bit of pick 'n' mix :) While shopping in the town centre, I was looking for a place that sold pet items since I had struck out at some of the other shops I had been to. As I was walking to the bus stop, I saw this Wilko and thought I would pop in and see if they have what I needed. This store has two floors... home goods, kitchen items, etc. are on the bottom floor while toiletries, cleaning supplies, and pet items are on the ground floor. I forgot how inexpensive Wilko is and will have to go back for some Christmas lights! At the back of the store I found the pet section. While it is not a Pets At Home, it does the trick if you are in a pinch. They sell food, litter, cleaning supplies, and even toys... for dogs, cats, and other small animals. On my way to the till, I did not spot the pick 'n' mix display (probably for the best) and check out was very quick.

St. Andrews Square is a little oddity of a place in a very central location. I've been shopping in…read moreBolton for 18 years and I think I've only ventured into here two or three times and each time my curiosity was piqued enough to explore, I came out the other side rubbing my head thinking 'huh? what did i miss?!' because quite frankly there's not a lot to it! The only thing that makes me venture here these days is the wonderful St Andrews Travel Agents. From the outside it looks curious and and you'd expect some interesting structure and architecture inside but it is just dark and scruffy and totally uncharming.

As a sales assistant at one of the new shops opened in St Andrews Court I may sound a tad bias but…read morethe whole court has come on leaps and bounds the last few months, everything you can ask for is opening up here! I work at Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe in St Andrews Court we sell everything you can possible imagine from Twinkies to Sweet Peanuts! Why not pop down and see all the changes through out the shops, including Toy shops, Clothes shops, gift shops a new cafe opening soon and so much more to come. Watch this space :)

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