A pretty large, modern Next location at the Manchester Trafford Centre, while it might lack the…read morecoolness and added brands and features of the nearby flagship branch at the Manchester Arndale, it still is a decent store and features a Costa Coffee. It works better with their Home Store at the other side of the mall within Barton Square, as this branch mainly consists of clothing. Lifts are notable as they seem to be quicker and have fewer people queuing at peak-times compared to the main lifts within intu Trafford Centre. Staff seemed friendly enough. A pretty decent store, but only made better through being one of two stores within the mall, and even then it falls short compared to their larger flagship store nearby. 3*

Although not truely here just for the clothing I popped in for a quick coffee and the ability to do…read morepaperwork. The venue is clean and has Wi-Fi although is busy. The shop itself is also busy too. The staff were working as hard and fast as they could to get the drinks and food out but struggling slightly with the sheer volume of customers. Easy to find a seat though. All in all not a bad venue. The clothing side is clean and has a wide variety of clothing to suit your needs.

I'm an M&S supporter. I've been shopping with them since 1973 and I trust them implicitly. The…read morequality of the food they sell is really beyond dispute and represents great value for money on quality. When there were food scandals here a few years ago like the horsemeat scandal their name never arose. Sure you can go to the other big stores but when you look at the prices they charge for their comparable quality provisions they actually usually charge more than M&S do for their M&S labelled products. Buy cheap folks and buy twice. I only needed croissants, Parma ham, roasted cashews and some of their exquisite Indian meals but I had grandkids in tow so things like Percy pig sweets, banana milk, sugary cereals, doughnuts and fresh baked cookies ended up on the counter. We all then went to the M&S upstairs cafe; adults for cappuccinos and kids for apple juice - before this it would have been to the Starbucks in this vast centre but since they charged me 5p for a plastic cup for iced water (in Portsmouth) I've not been back. M&S provide jugs of water with glasses for free in their cafés - you don't even have to buy anything.

I like Marks and Spencer's location in the Trafford Centre, it is over multiple floors with a large…read moreFood Section, they also have the Scan and Go capability, meaning you can scan and bag items as you walk around the store, and then pay on your phone and leave, which makes the shopping experience much more simple. I do find the checkout area to be a little hectic here sometimes, so that makes the app much more useful here. While I do prefer their Manchester Arndale location nearby in terms of item stocked and overall look/feel of the store, this store certainly isn't a bad alternative and I do seem able to get the majority of the items I need when I visit the store. The layout of the store is pretty easy to follow, I like how they've combined the cupboard and fridge "Made Without Wheat" range to be right next to each other, which makes the whole shopping experience much quicker. There are no toilets in store which is rare for a large Marks and Spencer, there are plenty of toilet facilities around the rest of the Trafford Centre though. 4*

I always come to wilko when i need small household goods…read morequality is not bad and they sell a range of lots of house hold items from plates to picture frames to cleaning products and pet products. prices are reasonable too. i came in here the other day and only got a small item and the lady on the counter gave me the evil eye when i asked for a bag to put it in otherwise staff are usual plesant enough. will carry on shopping in here if something is needed.

Not a whole bunch to write about with Wilko but I popped in the other day for the first time as I…read moreneeded some bits and bobs for an event and they had everything I needed! The thing I like best about Wilko is the prices! As I say I'd never been in before but I was pleasantly surprised at what they had and the prices! All your household goods, stationary and other office style stuff you may need! Wilko could be a one stop shop for pre events now ;)

For what it is you know the M&S cafe in Handforth dean is alright!…read more Short and sweet from me; it's reasonably priced, the staff are cheerful and the self-help system actually works well for soft drinks and other snacks. It cost me £15 for a chicken Tagine, chocolate lolly, a tea, flat white and a Diet Coke - now I think that's value for money! And the Tagine was absolutely delicious! I would definitely eat there again whilst shopping in Marks and Spencer. I go there regularly for my weekly shop, so it's nice to know I can trust that the food & drink is up to scratch, in case I need to stop for a bite once again!

This branch of Marks and Spencer is quite a big store located in Handsforth Dean, and is in a big…read moreretail complex with quite a large Tesco store. This store can be a nightmare to get to, as it is situated on a large number of roundabout, coming from Manchester for a conference here, they must of been a good 5 roundabouts along the Handforth Bypass, but other than that it is easy to get to, get the motorway towards Birmingham (M60) and just follow the A34, hence coming off the motorway at J3. The car park is quite big as well, with the regular Tesco car park and just one for the standard retail park. This is quite a big store, with a good sized food and clothing section, it can be actually quite hard to find everything in away, especially due to the lack of organization with certain people sending me the wrong way, left right and centre, even the co-ordinator for the event, and I actually had to phone the store to get someone to assist me as they was no staff about - which is totally unacceptable. The event co-ordinatior works for Marks and Spencer, and did make false promises and taken her time to do everything. They is 2 cafes in this store, and they are quite nice cafes, they is one big one, where the event tasted place, and it even has trackers on the tables so the server knows where you are. The cafe isn't great, although some of the staff were good, running around to get me a gluten free sandwich, to the shop floor and the other cafe. The cafe still wasn't great as my iced tea was quite expensive costing about £2.50, and it did taste home made but absolutely awful, and very watery. The store has a good sized free from range, compared to other stores, for example the branch at Bury, where it is a struggle to even grab a sandwich, however they are far too expensive, and as the event co-ordinator is a coeliac, she should do something about it, she even admitted to me in private she knows the range is expensive, but I know she told a few white lies in the presentation. Overall, this isn't the greatest Marks and Spencer's store, even though it is huge, considering issues with the lack of knowledge from staff and staff in general, pricing, lack of organization and simply being a nightmare to get to, roundabout after roundabout, as it is located off a slip road from one, they are unavoidable really and this makes the store, one to not visit rather than to go through all the kerfuffles of the many, confusing roundabouts to visits. I can't give this store any more than 2 stars.

A decent ASDA store at the Cockhedge Centre in Warrington, a short walk away from the train station…read moreand town centre, it is in a good location and does have parking as expected. It could be better lit and sign-posted in the car-park area, especially for pedestrians as it did seem a little dangerous for me, as I struggled to find my way out. Pretty much an average ASDA, the selection was fine, I also like the Scan and Go app where you can use your mobile phone to scan items as you shop, to save time at the checkouts. The staff could have been slightly more helpful in regards to finding items. 3* - OK sums it up, multiple better ASDA stores (or supermarkets) in the area to do your shopping, but it's in a good location and useful for the people of Warrington.

Asda's telephone customer service at their Warrington Cockhedge store was absolutely appalling this…read moremorning and left me no option but to take my custom elsewhere. There was literally no one happy to help or to even help

It was M&S for coffees, Eccles cake and chocolate croissant today at M&S Altrincham; a rather…read moreupmarket posh village. The coffees were cappuccino and splendid Cortado. The iced water on tap. The village has a delightful market in the centre where one can buy dressed crab, cooked whole lobster and my absolute total, complete favourite, in all the world, potted brown shrimps, sealed in butter. Forget caviar and lobster this, with good buttered toast, is the true food of the gods. Ambrosia. There are flower sellers, cake sellers, sellers of LP's from the 1960's, cheese sellers offering small batch local cheeses, folks with woodfired ovens for sourdough pizzas, beer and wine sellers, upmarket hand made chocolates, oriental and Jamaican food (I don't think I could face goat curry) and a fish & chip shop. I'm sure I've left out a lot of purveyors in this snapshot. It's also teeming with competitively priced coffee places, cafes and bars and as the competition is so fierce there's no downmarket offerings.

Marks and Spencer in Altrincham is a fairly good location, although it isn't the best/biggest…read morelocation in the area, and I do prefer their Manchester Market Street and Bolton stores, this isn't a bad alternative and it is one of my favourite stores in Altrincham town centre. It has improved a lot since my last visit, the store is now much cleaner and free of clutter to warrant an upgraded rating. The selection in the food hall was good, they had a nice range of products, again this might be slightly less compared to other stores, but I still was able to find the majority of what I needed which was handy. This store is also using the new Mobile Scan and Pay, where you can scan items and bag them as you shop in the Food Hall, pay via your phone and walk out, this is a feature I love but it always makes me feel strange as you just walk out of the store, it makes you feel like a thief, even though you have paid, you do get a payment proof on your phone incase someone does stop you, but I am worried about the security of this if someone is dishonest. Most of the staff seemed friendly and happy to help when required. Above-average Marks and Spencer store, a great brand to have in Altrincham if you don't feel like going into the city centre or another larger store.

I went to this branch of Marks and Spencer while in Wigan, looking for something Gluten Free as…read morethey are normally very good for coeliac's. They is quite a large clothing section before you reach the slightly smaller yet still a good size - Food Hall. The staff didn't really seem to know about gluten free, who'm I asked, this is really dissapointing as I have been given guided tours at Marks and Spencer stores, closer to me before. I couldn't find any gluten free sandwiches, which are normally avaliable at most M and S stores. They did have a selection of nice gluten free meals on offer and sold newspapers. They have quite a large checkout area with a scan it yourself and standard tills, they was quite a long wait when I went and it was hard to get assistance from staff, who was busy trying to sort someones coupons out (Now I know how it feels), and she kept running back and forth between that woman and someone else, she should of noticed I was struggling and helped me or she could of at least radioed through so another member of staff could come running. The food selection could be better here compared to other stores and the staff are some of the worst I have seen in a store of this franchise, it is a large store so it doesn't deserve a single one star, I feel it does not deserve any more than two however. I leave very dissapointed as it is nowhere near the standard I have seen from Marks and Spencers stores in the past, the main thing letting this store down is the staff.

I love this M&S store. The staff seem happy, helpful and very friendly. The store has a decent…read moreselection of clothes and food. The building layout is not ideal due to the store being built on a slope but M&S seem to have solved this problem with their store layout.

This River Island store is perfectly located in Oldham Spindles shopping centre. Not too big and…read morenot too small, I actually like how this store is organised and the clothes that are stocked. I am usually able to find a last minute outfit when needed and they always have a great variety of shoes available from their recent range. One thing I will say however is that the store can be slightly messy and their sale rack is usually a nightmare! Other than that I have relied on this store on many occasion.