The Forum Shopping centre is very small and full of cheapo stores. Somerfield is in there, along…read morewiht T J Hugues, a card shop, health food shop and herbal medicine shop and a bakers. There is very little else apart from access to Chester's indoor market which I have never found to be as satisfactory as other town's outdoor markets (although it does boast a hairdressers in there, and there can't be many markets that offer a hair cut with your vegetables) There are always security guards patrolling the centre, which actually makes you feel less safe as they must have such a visible presence for a reason. Im sure that there must be a lot of shop lifting going on. The only really good thing about the Forum Shopping Centre is that it offers a heated shortcut from home to work, although that is unlikely to work for everyone! The trouble is it's almost impossible to get through there without being accosted by someone trying to sell you insurance or enter a competition to win something you dont want. Also I swear they only have one Best of 80's CD as there is only ever two songs being played!

The forum maybe the value version of the shopping centres in town but still has some stores that…read moreare worth a visit on a quiet day, inside you shops like TJ Hughes, a camping store, claires jewlery shop, a discount jewelery shop and a somerfield. Although i find the best part of the forum is the market attached to the side to it near the bus stands, there are many lil stalls there that do cheap and cheerful things, also has one of few pet stores in chester city centre. I also agree that the amount of security is off putting especially if your a shopper under 40 just having a browse during a break at work or what ever.

Debenhams Browns of Chester is the only Debenhams store to retain its' original branding, Browns of…read moreChester. It has been owned by Debenhams since 1976, yet the store is fairly old being founded in 1780, while it doesn't seem to compare to the older department stores in London, it still is a fairly nice branch, you can enter the store through street-level or through the Grosvenor Shopping Centre. The store is pretty old and you can tell that through shopping inside, they have random sets of steps and ramps all over, so it isn't just one straight/flat level, so do be careful where you're walking to avoid tripping. They had a huge clearance sale on my visit, due to Debenhams' facing difficulties and having to close many of their stores, including this one, I still found many of their prices to be high even after the discount, I found the promotional offers to be inconsistent and it was hard to tell what item costs what as each part of the store/product range would have a different % off. The store did seem a little messy, but it did have some good products overall and it is nice to see they haven't ignored the history, it's a shame to see this store earmarked for closure as although it isn't perfect, it is and remains a nice addition to the town centre. 3*

This is a large department store where you can find really gorgeous bags, shoes, make up and…read moreperfume on the first floor and loads and loads of clothes on the second floor. This place really is fantastic for womens clothes - like debenhams it has all the usual brands such as Jane Norman and Oasis, and it has a great underwear section with huge variety of pretty knickers. It also has a wedding section with loads of higher quality dresses. Of course these come with a higher price tag that the high street stuff that can be found there but this is where I would come to look for something to wear for a special occasion.

This is a fairly typical branch of Poundland which is no bad thing as that means plenty of genuine…read morebargains to be found. The only slight drawback with this store is that although there are plenty of tills they are located either side of the front door so the queues of shoppers waiting to pay can impede anyone trying to get in.

Its every child's dream going into a store full of Toys…read more This store is huge and is well stocked and has a section called Babies R Us. You can get hold of little stocking fillers to big bikes. It is situated in the Greyhound retail park with ample free parking. This store is open until late most evenings

A great place - the kids love going and we can spend hours just looking around in there, the little…read moreones can ride the bikes and things around! We once had to take back a TV/DVD combi, which the DVD part had broken on - we didnt have the box anymore and they just gave us a full refund as there was nothing there we wanted to replace it with :-)

My daughter dragged me into this New Look outlet at the weekend and was pleasantly surprised. We…read moreused to shop at the one along Foregate street but since the weekend this one is one of the must visit shops for any teenage daughter now. There are a few levels though. The ground floor is female adult clothes and on the left there is an escalator for mens and adult shoes. Be warned !!! It's a high escalator and quite steep so if you don't like heights I'd use the lift !!!! The lift is the only way to get down by the look of it, but it wasn't too busy even though the shop in general was so you don't need to wait long at all for the lift. If you want the teenage/generation clothes you'll need to go up the stairs that are near the back of the shop on the right hand side. There was a huge collection of clothes and my daughter went a bit mad and spent a fortune but since we were struggling to find decent clothes for her elsewhere for her in Chester I didn't mind. They also sell teenage underwear, footwear, nightwear and accessories too. The staff were really peasant and curteous and we'll be back there very soon. All in all, if you have a teenage daughter you MUST visit the New Look ( Eastgate street outlet near Thorntons and Next ) as Chester does seem to lack many outlets with a decent teenage range and head upstairs, making sure you've either your credit card or plenty of money as you'll need it ( not because it's expensive, but because there's so much to choose from !! )