It seems as though over the years, The Royals has became a mere shell of it's former existance, and…read morethere are only a few shops of note left now, such as Debenhams, Boots, Waterstones, TK Maxx, and.that's about it. When The Royals opened up you had 3 floors of shops, and places to eat, now all that is left is a small cafe area in the centre of the ground floor and a couple of shops. The shops that are there though are popular, and contain a good selection of merchandise, everything from clothing to entertainment, (GAME have also opened up a small store over the Christmas period, which I'm hoping will stay there). The space between the shops is very wide, so it's always easy to walk around, and you won't be knocking into people accidently. There is also a strong security presence, though the security usually only seems to be monitoring the front entrance, which is a bit concerning.

Small shopping centre. Big Debenhams, Primark and Boots. Selection of smaller shops including new…read moreGame shop. Parking next to but one of the busiest car parks in Southend.

Fremlin Walk is a fairly new development in the middle of Maidstone town centre. It has a good…read moreselection of shops - Next, Schuh, River Island, Republic, House of Fraser, Beaverbrooks - to name a few. There's also a few coffee shops dotted up and down the street. My only advice to people shopping here is NOT to park in the underground car park - they charge extortionate prices to park the car. You are better off choosing one of the outside car parks like Brewer Street.

This part of town stands out from the rest and definantly seems out of place. A nice stretch with…read morethe latest high street names topped off by a House of Fraser at the end. The other part of town looks old and out-dated, but once you step into this area, it definantly improves the feel of Maidstone town centre.

You know how when you go to a department store and it's heaving with people (some of obviously…read moreill-er repute than others - get back in your box, peasant, and stop shopping in my Debenhams!), and everything's disorganised, and clothes have fallen to the ground, and the fluorescent lighting makes you look peaky, and the mirrors in the fitting rooms make you look fat, and - now that you mention it - why it is so fucking hot in this tiny cubicle and why does it smell like feet(?!), you have to remind yourself why you thought it was a good idea to shop in a department store in the first place? Well, Williams & Griffin is the exact opposite of that. It is pure class, people. With roots back to the 19th century (historical!) and awards like 'Best Independent Department Store of the Year' under its belt, Williams & Griffin is a cut above the rest. With attentive staff, spacious sales floors and well-selected merchandise (generally brands in the upper echelons of retail), it's always a pleasure to shop in. Definitely one of the premier shopping outlets in the area. If you're ever out in Colchester, it's certainly worth a mooch.

I seriously have to question what is the big deal with 'Williams & Griffin'???…read moreThe only reason you are forced into entering the building, is because on the surface, this great big department store (now owned by fenwicks chain) and due for expansion to almost double the size, seems to be the best that Colchester has to offer. And don't even get me started on the cost of the 'William & Griffin' car park........ £7.50 for three hours parking. EXTORTIONATE!! The women's 'Fashion' department if you can call it that, is dire. Same old stuff that you find up and down the country in every department store. And rails that are soooo crammed with stuff, which gives you no reason to even bother looking! It's NOT fashion, just boring, commercial, mass produced blandness. If you can be bothered, why not venture into the heart of the town centre, where small businesses are offering you something different and unique. Some people need educating into realising that the best stuff is in independent shops NOT boring department stores! On the plus side they always put alot of effort into their Xmas display window. My advise to anyone reading this, try venturing down lanes such as 'Lion walk', 'Trinity Street' or 'Sir Issacs Walk'. You will find hidden treasures. Small shops full of wonderful things and lovely customer service............ Come on everyone, support your independents!!!!

Yawn. The usual identikit-town retailers rule the roost here. You could be anywhere in the UK I'm…read moreafraid. I'm not saying the town is a worse place for it - heaven knows where we'd be without a Maccy D outlet and fifteen mobile phone shops, but it's a rich irony in a town that HAS A BEAUTIFUL GEORGIAN PEDESTRIANISED PRECINCT AND AN OLD HIGH STREET FULL OF INTERESTING, INDEPENDENT RETAILERS that the masses go here instead. You don't know what you've got 'til you lose it.... That I've given the place one star at all is in recognition of the fantastic red outfits the poor Westfield staff have to wear. I'll have a pint of what the clothes designer was on!!! They are BRIGHT RED. Unbelievably crazy choice chaps!!!!

I can imagine this shopping centre will be packed with Xmas shoppers this and every year. This…read morecentre is owned by a company called Westfield who own many centres throughout the UK. The company even have their own credit card! It is possible to get clothes, food and a cafe here.

I've been to rrrrr...R Havens..! This departmental store at…read moreHamlet Court Road is rather unique! A little old fashion kind of departmental store. Hence I've never set foot inside until today! I thought I will give it a go since the display windows indicating that there are many utensil items are on sale! Pleasantly surprise with the store inside. Quite a lot of cooking, food serving, and decorating items. I enjoy cooking, this definitely will be the place where I will look for things I need for my kitchen! I am glad and pleased that non of the staffs followed me while I was taking my time browsing around the store. (Hate it when someone is "keep an eye" on you while you do the shopping!). But from my observation, staffs are friendly and keen to help if you are specifically looking for something. Lot of decorating items some grannies might like, but maybe not for the younger generation! But good place to shop for house warming gifts I reckon!

One of the few remaining old fashioned giftware and interior shops left in the area. They have been…read morein Hamlet Court Road for donkeys years and can supply virtually any type of ornament or gift you can ever want. If you need a present for someone who is hard to please go to Havens and you'll find something! Worth a visit even if you don't need a gift just to have a browse at the wonderful displays.

The Shopping City was in great condition,as me and a couple friends went to watch 'Angus,Thongs And…read morePerfect Snogging'. The seats were pretty comfortable and the workers were extremely polite. But i did have a few complaints, the food was extremely expensive and wasnt very nice at that. there were a few disruptive and loud people who were not dealt with by the door guards which i thought was appauling. but overall everything was wuite good. The volume and screenings was absolutely perfect and the films they are presenting at the moment are also very entertaining.

The Best of Urban British. Always clean inside this building. Fairness abounds. Haringey do a very…read moregood job with this space and place. Providing for the people of this city. Keep your hands off this wonderful Wood Green Shopping City. A good place for good people of London to go and shop. In peace. Live Long.

an upmarket suit hire and to buy store with designer ranges of shirts and some womens clothing, but…read moremainly menswear. clothing does cater for the older man though, but some nice la coste shirts to be found too. staff are very helpful and courteous, using the professional manner you would expect from this kind of store. can be pricey, but good quality suits for sale and hire, and measured up to fit you too.

From the owner: Southend's original family-run department store offering personal customer service and high quality…read moreproducts. Visit us for clothing, shoes, accessories, gifts and homeware.

This is a large Department store over three floors, They…read morehave a wide variety of womens mens and childrens clothes. They also have a wide variety of makeup and lingerie.

Bog standard shopping centre. It has an Apple Store, so it does the job for 90% of the things I…read moreneed shopping centres for these days... - Good selection of other shops, including a big John Lewis. - Convenient parking - Decent food to be had (the warm pretzels are awesome) Don't be making a special trip down to Watford just for the Harlequin, but if you're in the area, this will probably be great for you.

The shopping centre is a nice place to get lost in. Really!! It has three or four entrances and for…read morehow hard I tried to orientate my self with the electrical maps...I always found my-self on the wrong place. I kept walking in circle for over 20 minutes looking for JD Sports. The numerous shops made it enjoyable still. Oh yeah; and there is also a chocolate shop on the ground floor. That was love at first sight guys. Nice getting lost in places like that.

I must apologise to John Lewis, I was young and naive and hopefully I have grown since my last…read morereview. Having experienced some near horrendous customer service from other home stores over the last year (cough Ikea cough shameonyou). I have to say how pleasantly surprised I was by John Lewis' fantastic response to my broken television catastrophe (I was right in the middle of a modern family box set marathon, catastrophe is an understatement). I did not have the receipt and had lost all faith in the decency of human beings when I took my tv to the Tunbridge Wells store I had purchased it from less than two months before. I explained that the tv had already been taken away to be 'fixed' and returned to me still broken by Sony's repair team (cough Sony shameonyou). They said they would try to find the item number for me on their system even though I didn't have the receipt and gave me a voucher for a free tea and cake to use whilst I waited in their in store cafe. Note my pleasant surprise that since my last review they also now provide soya milk. After I enjoyed my tea I went back over to the customer service desk where they informed me that from the item number they could see that the tv was only received by them in store two months ago and so it could not be more than two months since I purchased it and that they would send it away to be fixed, in the interim providing me with a free replacement tv. A week later I returned to collect my now fixed tv and was a very happy bunny. An important lesson many other big chain stores would do well to remember, never underestimate the power of good customer service.

Their customer support is so good that I will never purchase an electrical or large homeware item…read morefrom anywhere else. ~TV replaced, no quibble. Washing machine fixed, no problem. Love 'em.