Now called the House of Fraiser, this is a good department store.There is about 3 or 4 levels to…read morethe store. On the top level is the cafe, which always serves lovely food at reasonable prices, there is quite a big seating area so it is quite easy to get a table. They stock well know brands for men, women and children, also they sell shoes and homeware items.

A great old style department store where you can lose a few hours. The handbag ranges include…read moreRadley and the prices are in line with others. the cosemtic counters are always happy to give free advice and make overs. There are a number of designer type clothing bits, with Mexx and Oasis for the younger lady and some more older type womenswear upstairs. the cafe is ok. There cards and stationary is good and there is a good selection of jewellery - although mainly costume

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.

Used the restaurant. I found it a bit pricey. Comfortable seating area, quite busy lunch time…read more Filter Coffee J2O Lemon Tea Orange Juice 2 x Muffins 1 x Egg Mayonnaise sandwich Total cost: £15.92 I didn't find the sandwich selection very appealing. It provides hot food too. Tables not cleared very quickly. I moved the stuff from the table I sat, but was still not removed from the chair by the time left.

Downstairs in House of Fraser is a haberdashery, gallery, mens clothes, and houseware. Up the…read moreescalator or lift is womens clothes and a restaurant. The restaurants has nice food, though a tiny bit over priced. The seating area is comfy, and also has an outside area. The only fault is the high chairs are not always cleaned thoroughly and I have had to do this myself on more than one occassion. The staff are very friendly and happy to help. I mainly shop at the haberdashery where the shop assistants are happy to give advice, or even admit if they dont know.

Not the largest of shopping centres, but it is the largest indoor shopping area within Shrewsbury…read moretown centre and it does have some good brands including WHSmith, Primark, Marks and Spencer as well as Costa, JD Sports and a few others, most of the larger stores can also be accessed through street entrances on Pride Hill. There was a lack of signage around the malls, such as a plan, I didn't even realise what floor I was on due to mismatched numbering in the lifts, no "mall staff" around made it a little more difficult. While most of the units were taken up, the same can't be said about the other shopping centres in the town so that's a bonus, the mall just had a bare/empty feel and it felt like there was a lot of blank empty space which could be utilised better. Decent shopping space within Shrewsbury, I do prefer the shops in the town centre and elsewhere, as this only consists of 17% of retail units within the town. 3*

Very clean with friendly staff. Has a range of high street stores as well as a couple of less…read morecommon ones. Easy walkign distance to car park, bus station and train station as well as the pridehill shopping centre and the shops on the street. Also has the tree of light in it for Christmas this year (2008) with the nominated names who sponsor the tree placed on the projector.

This store is great!! It's huge and stocks loads of different things, from mirrors, artwork and…read morepciture frames to homeware, camping equipment and painting supplies. There is a big craft supplies area, so great for making cards and anything like that. I could have spent an absolute fortune in there, although that's not because of the prices, just the huge selection!! The homeware section stocks everything from brabantia bins to towels. Picture frames were very reasonably priced and there were lots to choose from. Well worth a visit!

The Range has a large range of products, it has snacks, craft items, homewares, toys, pet stuff,…read moreand diy items. Its well priced and quality is normally good. easy to get around with a pushchair and staff are very helpful. At christmas I my 2 year old loved being taken round there as its was one of the few shops that had a good christmas display with flashing lights, snow and moving displays

I'm a regular visitor to the Newcastle store. The staff are excellent and I cannot recommend them…read morehighly enough. I'm very lucky to live only twenty minutes walk from this store and pop in regularly at the weekends. I'm loving my wardrobe now stocked with Canali, Valstar, Polo Ralph Lauren, Paul Smith, Crocket & Jones and Tod's.

Although Pockets boasts many locations, the Shrewsbury shop I found to be a gem in a town inundated…read morewith what seems to sell the same - the same of everything. Their label list can be considered equal to that of the most excellent pieces you'd expect to find in London, New York or Paris. The shop itself is an interesting walk-through. Each room as a set staged with it's own personality (era specific) all highlighting a new season, usage, label and/or aesthetic. What's on this glamorous menu? Acqua di Parma Armani Belstaff Burberry (excellent selection) Canali C.P. Company Citizens of Humanity Eton (No, not that Eton) Holland Esq. Hugo Boss Oliver Sweeney Montcler Mulberry (a wonderful, traditional and established label not yet well known in the States). Perry (not just the Mod polo shirts) Paul Smith Tod's etc. The staff are hip and upscale. As an American I won't deny getting the feeling the gentlemen working here had been butlers in a past life - much more than simple salesmen. Well done, Sirs. Very well done.

Beatties is now House of Fraizer....but will always be Beatties to me!…read moreGreat department store with loads to choose from. I'm always a little skint so only go when sales are on. Oh my god the sales are awesome! £50-70% off if you time it right. I love the old deco of the building and it's been there before I was born lol

It used to be the hotspot for top clothes/brands in Wolverhampton. It still has a lot of brands in…read morethere in the Makeup / Jewellery departments. Sadly it's quite empty to what it used to be. Shame to see such a great store go downhill!

This is nothing like your average retail park; most are nearly always home to the usual large chain…read morestores and supermarkets. Okay, so Rubery's has a Morrisons, but it doesn't go overboard on the generic stores (and one supermarket is definitely a necessity for Rubery locals anyway.) At the centre of the park you'll find a Premier Inn, and surrounding that, there's a pub, bowling and cinema. So there's loads of great things for visitors to do, without having to spend too much money on travelling into the city centre everyday of their stay in Brum. However, there are quite a few roads that go through the park, and it's a little bit annoying having to cross each one to go to different store. But the park is home to one of two Empire cinemas in Birmingham, so it's definitely worth a visit to see movies on the big screen (other than at Cineworld or the Odeon) The location of the park is really great too; it's really tranquil and open planned with lots of grassland, so customers staying at the hotel don't have to breathe in the smog of the city centre all day long.

Went for first time in four years today and luckily not too many customers. The shop assistants…read moreprobably outnumbered paying customers, but they were all so helpful and obliging, everyone we met showed tremendous knowledge of the items in the store and ideas. We could have stayed there for hours. The cafe is just that, a standard snack serving cafe, nothing outstanding but the service was exceptional. But the greatest benefit is the massive selection of women's and men's clothes, from the ordinary to top quality. Something for everyone. It might have been an 80mile round journey, but worth it and we will go again before Christmas to get a few more bargains.

This one goes out to all the senior citizens... boy, I get cooler by the day :P…read more Be warned this place can be terrifying. It's so big when you enter that you can't even see the far walls beyond the vast sea of clothing stands in front of you, all arranged in a grid that forces you to move pac-man style through the aisles whilst dodging slow-moving pensioners on all sides. I think it's my uber-cool little sister's idea of hell. Not exactly my idea of a good time, and I'm not about to suggest it should be yours! But they do have a huge range of middle-aged-to-elderly mens and womenswear, much of it from branded labels at outlet prices (think Austin Reed, Moss Bros, Jaeger, Hobbs etc), plus things like bed linen, books, perfumes and stationery. Whilst I may have turned 30, I haven't grannyfied my wardrobe just yet - I'm actually suggesting you earn some good grandkid brownie points by bringing your nan here to browse and bargain-hunt. Yes it'll be two hours of your life you won't get back but it's well organised, saves them the stresses of the big malls, and the pensioners love it (there's always plenty of them enjoying the cafe at the back!). As well as doing something nice out of the goodness of your heart, you might just strike it lucky as I did and find one of the handful of things in the store that someone under 40 might actually wear (and my little sis approved of!). In my case, a gorge Adrianna Papell work dress reduced from its £139 RRP to a £30 outlet bargain, that I'm proudly wearing to the office to combat the back-to-work blues today. Boom :)