Debenhams in Blackburn is one of the many department stores I have visited of late. This is quite a…read moredecent size store and is part of The Mall, I came here to use the toilets after grabbing a coffee near enough next store at Rhode Island Coffee, who sadly don't have any toilets. The store was cluttered with "Black Weekend" stickers and most of the offers weren't worth shouting about in all honesty. Inside the store, it just felt average and perhaps a little like the old BHS store in Manchester before it shut down after the company went into administration. The toilets were average, and so were most things, it just didn't stand out as well. There was an issue with the lifts which were very slow, and the signal in store even with Free wi-fi remained poor. Overall, this is a decent store but it lacks on so many levels to the point I sadly think even two stars is slightly generous.

Debenhams has got to be blackburns best department store. It has everything in here from perfume to…read morepots and pans! I think the staff are lovely in here specially around the make up area as they are very helpful. I went to the make up section in debenhams a few months ago and i wasn't sure what to buy or what suited me so the lady tried all these different products on me and after almost an hour we finally found which brand and product was for me. That lady definatly went the extra mile for me. I think the staff on the underwear section are a little bit stuck up. I once asked if i could try on a bra and they looked at me as if i had said something very offensive! The toys are great in this and as for the clothes there is definatly something for everybody here whatever your age or size. Overall a really good store that i use very often.

The Mall in Blackburn is the main shopping centre to serve the city centre and it does boast some…read morebig names which includes Argos, Boots, Clarks, Costa, EE, Game, Greggs, H&M, JD, Next, Pandora, Ryman, Subway, Topshop, USC, Sports Direct, Thorntons, River Island and a Post Office to name a few, which is quite impressive for a small town like Blackburn. The mall its-self is a decent size, it mainly seems to be all over one floor, but from the standard street level where Morrisons and the Markets are, you do need to go up a lift or escalator to get in and walking in that way wasn't really nice, it just felt bare walking through that coridoor which was cold, it wasn't very nice until you entered the main bit which was better. In a way, it felt cramped together how they had the shops and in some parts much of them were quite small including Argos, however their was a much more modern part with slightly nicer, newer and bigger stores such as Muffin Break, Next and Ryman. They didn't seem to be a large amount of staff or information points around to get assistance, so it was a bit of a free for all in a way, perhaps adding maps would have been easier to help find certain shops, I did struggle to find the Post Office at first mainly because it was situated right at the front enterance, hidden away in the newsagents away from everything else to the point where I wouldn't even count it as part of Blackburn's The Mall. The Mall actually comes from a chain of 6 branches around the UK, mainly in the South of England with other locations such as Luton. They did have an information counter which I went onto find, which is quite cool in the fact it is also a Collect Plus point, which is a key provider in returns from a large amount of companies, which includes Amazon in addition to the Post Office, which has a location here and Amazon Lockers, which are based in Morrisons just across the way. I didnt use parking here so can't comment on that, i would instead recommend parking across the way and not in either Morrisons or the main parking which is free for Blue Badge holders. Overall, this is a nice mall with some nice shops and well-known chains surrounding it, combining some of the biggest companies in WHSmith and Mcdonald's, and the smallest such as Rhode Island Coffee and Muffin Break so it has done enough to at least earn a slightly generous three star rating.

Woohoo! As good as it gets.......... in Blackburn…read more Actually is quite nice in there, got loads of stuff, spent a fair wack of time in there on weekends

Deepdale Shopping Park, often styled as just Deepdale Shopping is a large retail park in Preston,…read morelocated on Blackpool Road it is basically opposite Deepdale Football Stadium, home to Preston North End Football Club. The location of Deepdale Shopping is good, it has a large amount of car parking too, and the location makes it a good spot if you want to spend some time after the match, perhaps to get a drink or something to eat while waiting for traffic to die down a bit, I've never attended a game at Deepdale but as a 25,000 or so capacity stadium, it must be quite hard getting in and out of the stadium and surrounding area on a matchday. Shops here include Sports Direct, TUI, O2, WHSmith and JD Sports, although one thing I dislike about this retail park is the overall layout, it makes certain stores hard to find and some of which seem to be slightly just outside the retail park, and closer to Blackpool Road its-self, examples of this include Starbucks and Currys PC World, I must also add the Starbucks branch here is a franchise store (and quite a poor one - there is a seperate review for that if inteested) so do be expected to pay higher prices if visiting that one! In terms of food outlets, there is only a small selection, yet this includes one of two Nando's branches in Preston, this one (in-fact both of them) serve halal chicken only, other restaurants here include Frankie and Benny's and Pizza Hut. KFC and Subway also have bases here. Interestingly, the Starbucks doesn't seem to be classed as inside the retail park although it is basically right next to it and requires little walking to get there from the retail park, depending whereabouts in the retail park you are of course Like most retail parks, parking here is free and you should be able to park relatively close to most shops, depending on demand, although this probably might be tricky at peak time and Preston home match-days. Due to certain issues with the overall layout and feel of Deepdale Shopping, I feel it only deserves a two-star rating.

5 Stars, yes it deserves 5 Stars Does exactley what it's…read moresuppose to do. Small shop, but packed full of bits and bobs. Some you find in other discount shops , but others you only get there. My home needs some little bit and bobs , and I'm off there to find them. Mostly I do. I'm keeping the shop afloat buying Umbrellas. Why ? I hear you asking? Answer " Everytime I go to town I forget to pick mine up,, or I don't think I need it" Ohhhh yes I do, this is Chorley. Looks sortta nice out,....later it rains. Looks like rain, ....It's rain So yet another Umbrella bought. My stand is getting over full with them. And I think quests to my home are thinking I have an Umbrella Fetish.

Matalan is a big store here in Blackburn,a lot of people come here especially on the…read moreweekends.Recently Matalan got an upgrade section on their store,they now sell a lot of party stuff here.Another good thing is they sell quite cheap clothes here as well,customer service here has always been good as well.

You always get fantastic service when coming here to Matalan. Plenty of staff are around to make…read moresure customers here get some fantastic help. They also have top service when you ask them for help. Staff come on the spot to help you then. Good priced items here include irons, frames and much more. For men clothing they are well cheap with some nice plain design tops on sale at under 5 pounds here.

Fishergate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Preston city centre, it is one of the…read moremany shopping centres in such a small area which also includes a shopping street, which this is located on, in the city. It opened in 1986 and it's main stores include Debenhams, TJ Hughes, Primark, TK Maxx, Argos, Poundland and Sports Direct. The layout of the mall is slightly confusing in terms of "store levels" and could mean you go in on the third level, despite having three levels the mall isn't huge, and I'd say it is on the smaller side, although it does have a satisfactory range of shops. Other places here include a Starbucks, which was the first thing I noticed as I walked into Fishergate, it seemed like quite a nice branch, although having been to Starbucks at Deepdale on Blackpool Road earlier, I did not call in to the Starbucks here today, other non-shops here include Mcdonald's and I presume there is a Debenhams Cafe here. Overall, the range of selection here including dining is bad, so bad in-fact, even someone from the mall advised me to go elsewhere due to such limited selection. This mall, doesn't feel like one for a large city, and more of a small town, so I'm struggling in terms of determinating a rating for Fishergate, yet still, it is a decent addition to Preston city centre, yet isn't the best place to shop (most certainly it isnt the best to eat), so warrants a two-star rating which is slightly generous, but more deserved and appropiate than a single one-star rating.

Has a good range of shops and some nice places to eat. There's a central space with coffee shops…read morewith walk-throughs to the adjacent streets, so it's really quick and easy to get around. There's a large carpark that isn't too costly, although I would keep an eye on the time.