Nike factory outlet.. The have great stuff here its all Nike branded and it very very reasonable…read moreprices. Its not the latest designs or styles but its like last season or ex stock they can't sell. Mens Trainers average in from £20-40 a pair depending on discount amount. Good if u wanna by a few pairs in one go. Good for gym clothing men's shorts £5-10 tops £10-20. Stock is limited so go grab yourself a bargain. Parking outside costs £1.60 for two hours and cheaper for 30 minutes.

I was quite surprised to find this shop in Old Hill. I was even more surprised to find it quite…read morebusy. K's Sports is an independent sports shop, selling lots of sports clothing and equipment. It isn't a "fashion" sports shop in the vein of JD Sports, more a serious sports shop for serious sports people. They sell football boots, running shoes, tennis gear, badminton racquets and all sorts of tops, jackets and specialist shorts and skirts. I also noticed a tennis racquet restringing machine-thingy. I'd never seen such a thing before, but I can now add it to my list of "things I didn't expect to see in Old Hill". During my visit, the sales assistant was serving a lady. I only caught a bit of their conversation, but it seemed like she was getting really good service. From what I could gather the shop is quite popular amongst local sporting folk.

K Sport is a sporting item shop that supply alot of the local teams and schools with uniforms and…read moregear. Aimed at sportsmen rather than chavs (JD sports ect) these guys provide high end equipment to make sure you get the most out of your game. In the middle of OldHill is not where you'd expect to find this sort of shop but K sport delivers on most grass and land sports.

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Rays Buys and Sells has been there longer than I dare to remember. The fascinating thing is it has…read morenever changed, it always has great bargains and there is so much to find in such a small place. You really could spend hours in there if you had the time. It is especially good for audio and certain sporting goods such as golf clubs. I would recommend taking a look if you have spare time - you will be surprised what you could find!

This is a relatively large Sports Direct store, in the Bullring in Birmingham city centre, it is…read morepretty much your typical Sports Direct store, relatively cheap sports clothing in a claustrophobic atmosphere, where they always seem to unnecessarily make the store as narrow as possible, resulting in a not so great overall shopping experience. There are entrances through the mall and on street level which is handy. They did have a pretty good selection, many of the items were competitively priced. They did seem to have a good number of employees working to satisfy demand, which is rather efficient and can be hit or miss at these types of stores, more so in the current climate - although queuing at the checkouts could have again be improved. 3* - Large store with a good product selection, I just wish they thought more about their own layout making it more welcoming and accessible, rather than appearing to be more of a mess than anything else.

This place provides a truly awful shopping experience…read more A discount sports clothing chain that sells a small amount of sporting equipment also. The staff here seem to hate the place. I don't blame them as the clientele seem to be mostly rude with little consideration for other shoppers or staff. You'll also find plenty of pushchairs in the aisles blocking your way, or people having conversations unwilling to step aside to let you through. There's always a queue at the tills, and you'll always be asked if you want to buy a branded plastic bag. After a second "no thank you" persuasion techniques became annoying. This place's saving grace comes in the form that it's cheap branded specialist sports clothing. Also in its location in the bullring- if like me you needed some sports leggings and are in this area, there's not many other places where you can pick up good quality ones fairly cheap. (Let me know if there are please!) Be warned though, they have an in store no refunds just store credit policy which can be inconvenient.

The Stadium Megastore has been refurbished in recent times. In here you can find West Bromwich…read moreAlbion's home and away shirts for children and adults, Albion training shirts, beanies etc. Everything Albion will be in here! The Club will also have Players visiting the Club Shop to meet and greet fans. This will probably take place during the school half-term. I had the privilege of meeting both Peter Odemwingie and Youssouf Mulumbu this year at the Club Shop. Keep an eye out on the Club website and attend the Stadium Megastore to see what offers are available for Baggies fans. The Stadium Megastore is situated right next to the East Stand and is open on Matchdays. The opening times can be found above.

Embarking on a weeks worth of work experience with West Bromwich Albion, I spent a day in the…read morestore, dealing with customers and helping out with stock etc. Of all the days, this was probably the most tedious due to the repetitive stream of tasks I had to do. Despite this, the staff there made it fairly enjoyable, as otherwise I can imagine the day to have turned out quite differently. The store was fairly empty, although being close to the end of the season, it did have its outbursts of customers who made the most of the great offers to snap up some merchandise. I may be an Aston Villa fan, but the day spent in the megastore at West Brom was still a relatively good day, with a well ran shop and great staff to boot.

JD Sports are one of the sportswear chains in the UK, founded in Bury in 1981 they have gone on to…read morehave a large amount of stores in the United Kingdom, and then 25 in Ireland which shows despite not being as good as SportsDirect, they still are quite a big name on the UK high street. This JD Sports store is in the Bullring in Birmingham is quite a large store, and actually is the store that features on JD Sport's Wikipedia page. The store seems to be over 2 floors, with a floor on the top dedicated to trainers, as JD Sports like to think of themselves as "The King of Trainers", but I think they are barely average for them. The staff here seemed okay, but the range of most items seemed to be a little poor, albeit not as cluttered as SportsDirect, the range here wasn't great, especially for football shirts and similar sporting gear, which is quite unusual for a town like Birmingham, no local teams were stocked here even though most of them are not the biggest, best clubs anyway in a polite manner. 2 stars as it is okay, but below average and a bit of a let down!

I have developed a little bit of a trainer obsession after years of saying I wasn't…read moreinterested....great.... I went into jd today just for a casual look and before I know it was trying on adidas and reebok trainers....happily I left with nothing but I have to say the service from the guy that served me was perfect. Registering that I am a bit of a goth and only wear black or dark colours a lot of the time he whipped around the shop grabbing me most black varieties of shoes. Very nice of him...but still sadly no joy....the quest for summer trainers confines but well done jd :)