I love Fenwicks! It's a fantastic department store with everything you could need under one roof…read moreand my personal go to place for a cosmetics and clothes fix! Whether it be perfumes,international foods from the food hall or homeware products Fenwicks has it all. There's a great choice of places to dine too including an American diner and Cafe 21 for those who literally like to shop until they drop. Plus what a bonus!! Every Christmas time they unveil their Christmas window (which changes each year) and flood Northumberland street with the cheery sound of Christmas music!

Fenwick is such a huge store! With an entrance on Northumberland street and one that opens onto The…read moreMonument as well as having other exits and entrances into different parts of intu Eldon Square...to say the least, I get very lost when I go in there. To confuse matters, there's also steps and stairs taking you here, there and everywhere! I much prefer Bentalls but I can say, Fenwicks does have a range of good name concession stands (which follow with the price tag), a make-up floor, some cute bits and pieces of stationary and randomly, some food joints which includes a sushi joint that kind of smells up the place. The layout is pretty confusing so I haven't ventured in too many times. There's wifi in here but you have to sign-up and it takes a while to be connected... The Christmas window this past year was pretty cool though (not sure if it was worth the queues or the aggressive shoving!) The building front from Northumberland street is a looker, if nothing else, Fenwicks can offer a visually pleasing building to admire.

This branch is excellent if you do not want to go into the City. Pricesw and quality are just what…read moreyou expect tuy I love it and visit very often. Disabled access and parking are excellent.

This M&S food store is great because they have a huge range of chilled products. They also sell…read morevery pretty bouquets near the store entrance. You should watch out for the 'Two dine for £10' offer that they occasionally have on at weekends. You get a main dish like a roast chicken, an accompaniment like potatoes or veggies, a pudding like an apple pie and then a bottle of wine (or orange juice?!). I love the bakery in this store because everything is fresh and warm and delicious - especially the pepperoni foccacia! Great store and awesome value!

The newly refurbished store is amazing! Lovely place to shop, lovely staff and a brilliant cafe…read more Great array of stock at all prices. will be back!

I was'nt impressed when I visited Boundry Mills.I found it so big I was bored by the time I got…read moreround half of it. It has in it's favour some lovely homeware and a brilliant cookshop.I was totally unimpressed by the clothing range though,although there was a good range of shoes. The store is supposed to be a discount one but I did'nt think the goods were that much of a bargain.I've often got the same thing cheaper elsewhere. It's got a good sized cafe if you fancy a break and there is a huge car park too. I won't be rushing back to shop here,there's plenty other places much better to go to.

Now that BHS is gone, TJ's is one of the only reminders of a High Street that didn't consist of…read moreH&M, Topshop, Zara and New Look. It is a bit of a dingy old place if I'm being honest, but they have some killer sales sometimes, which go down well with Newcastle as the shop is usually pretty busy when they have reductions. The ground floor has a small beauty department at the front with clothing and shoes towards the back. There is a small stretch of basement as well which has the bed department. I never find myself buying ANYTHING in here but it is always good to browse around if you are on Grainger Street. Upstairs, they have the homeware department which is extensive. I think it covers the entire first floor! The actual products are a bit dated but they are going cheap at really affordable prices. I think I saw a JML stand too, which I've only ever seen before in Woolworths and BHS! Very rare! If you go upstairs again, then you will be smack dab in the centre of the electrical department. I must admit, it is slightly chilly up there as they usually have all of the fans turned on full blast which is a bit unsettling. Up on this floor is the restaurant which looks fairly decent for what it is. It also boasts big windows with views over Grainger Town. But I have never eaten here so I do not know what the food is actually like. As the final remnant of the 20th century High Street, it does a great job and is worth a visit every once in a while. If you are a younger shopper the clothing is a bit lacklustre and is just rails and rails of granny and grandad clothes.

This is a department store that reminds me of being a child in the 70's. The store is a little…read moremessy and in places quite gloomy but there is usually a good range of goods, particularly branded cosmetics, and the prices are very good indeed. If you like named brands with affordable price tags then come to TJ Hughes, but if you love the big glitzy displays and designer price tags of Fenwicks and John Lewis then this place is most definitely not for you. The store is not in the main shopping areas of Northumberland St. or Eldon Square, but it is fairly central (5 minutes walk from Monument Metro Station). There are no lifts or restaurant, it's quite basic but a good place for a bargain. T J Hughes 86-92 Grainger Street NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Tyne And Wear NE1 5JQ Tel: 0191 222 0017

The website's layout makes it simple to locate precisely what you need. It is well laid out at all…read moretimes.

Quite a large Next on this retail park with more free parking which is always fantastic! The store…read moreis very well laid out, the staff always smart looking and in general a clean and tidy store. When Next hosts their sales they certainly pull in the crowds by offering upto 75% off their items! A variety of stock ranging from mens and womens clothes, kids clothes and plenty of homeware items aswell!

Marks in Spencer is located in King St in south shields, it is a small to medium size store that…read moresells a range of food and clothing as well as gifts. The stock it sells is your typical Marks and Spencer stuff that I find is way over priced and about the same quality as Asda's extra special range. The shop itself is quite busy and nearly always full of middle aged people and older people. As I have mentioned I find the prices of items to be rather high and you do not get value for money, and the staff are very helpful and also like to have a chat with the customers which is a plus for the store.

Wilksinsons - if you don't already know - is a large discount department store. The Sunderland…read morebranch is a short walk from the Bridges shopping centre. I always think the outside of it looks a little tatty and tired Like the signs need updating or something, the windows washed. Can't quite put my finger on it, but it seems to have lost its spark in recent years. At one time it was the place to get cheap household stuff such as branded paint, wall coverings, plumbing items, etc etc. Nowadays it has a lot more competition as all of the shops are in a bit of a pricing war! Its competitors have caught up with it in terms of value for money. Nevertheless Wilkos is still good for discounted food items. Its DIY items are also reasonably price, though probably the same prices as many other high street stores nowadays.

Wilkinson's is a cheap and huge department storew about a 10 minute walk away from the Bridges. The…read morestore is really old now and could do with a major refurb but it stocks all sorts! Everything is quite cheap, and you can sometimes get cheap tat but also find some good labels in there too! It has 3 floors and each floor has something different to offer. It even has a cafe which I believe is only really used by pensioners.

I love this Sainsburys. I can literally find everything. It lives so near my home so I love taking…read moredaily trips just to collect bits and bobs (have to say it's an addiction!) I love the home where Isle. It supplies you with lovely, pinboards, Doorstops, then it has bed pillows, towels, wine glasses. Saw these beautiful dip dyed glasses that where blue-I was good and only picked up one :). If the kids are at school I sometimes take a trip to the upstairs where there's a cafe. There lovely cakes, food, tea, coffee, it's wonderful and I always have a pleasant experience there. The groceries are lovely. They have home brands and proper brands. I love the sainsburys finest, it is posh yet affordable and lovely. My husband seems to love Sainsburys basics- the cover is boring I guess, but they are so cheap and delicious! Example; pack of choc chip cookies- 40p! Kids got homework...no nightmares anymore! My eldest daughter (11) has started high and she has to do a lot of craft work, so I can just stop buy and get paints and card. Also my two kids (5&7) loved it when I come back with an art project like a wooden dinosaur set ( they sell them for only £2, my kids loved it!) ive bought storage boxes, candles, my house is slowly getting better day by day...

This new(ish) Sainsbury's Local should not be relied on. It is just a bit small, which means that…read moreit never seems to have whatever you go in looking for. Unless you just want a bottle of wine of loaf of bread and you are not fussed as to the details. The fruit is veg is especially limited, and the meat range is not much better. It's a handy location, in a city where the only other city centre supermarket type shop is Marks and Spencer's. But they've not really made the most of it.