This is a high end designer clothes shop. I've only been in recently when there was a 50% off sale…read more The changing room is spacious, with a full length mirror, but its fairly communal. The staff are great. They will put an item by for you, and you can pay gradually. The shop is comfortable to be in with a sofa near the door where I sat, waiting for my friend, and then waiting to pay.

I generally find what I want, the staff are great they're friendly and if you need help they are…read morehappy to help. The one thing that they need to so is make sure everything has a price on it, sometimes I go to buy something and there is no price on it.

The Factory Shop basically sells ex-catalogue type stuff. The stock is fairly consistent. At the…read moremoment the balance is about half clothing and shoes. The other half is split between kitchen-ware, toys, and everything which you didn't know that you needed until you see it! Since Woolworths closed it is quite a good bet if nowhere else has it. Like most shops of this type everything is well squashed together. I would guess that things are about 20% off R.R.P., but don't quote me on that. Usefully it is right next to The Gill car-park with pick-up space outside. The easiest way to get there is up Upper Brook St. from Kings St., by the Chippy Bank

Dorothy perkins is a fab place to buy clothes of all ranges and sizes. YOU will find a range of…read moreclothes from fashionable to simple clothing....... The stores usually have basic changing rooms and the sizes can be a little bigger than usual but it's wearable. Burtons is the men version of dorothy perkins, so guys don't feel left out.

Cheap-ish shop, aimed at the 30-plus market from the same fashion group as Miss Selfridge, Topshop…read moreetc but unfortunately not quite as fashionable! Situated in the middle of Portland Walk below Topshop and next to Debenhams, so easy to pop in if you're in town anyway. It has some nice items, and the staff are very friendly and helpful, they always have a good chat with you - but on the whole the clothes are the same as you can get in New Look or Primark, nothing very exciting or 'special'. The coats and knitwear are nice though, and it's a great place to stock up on cheap shirts for work (they're currently doing a 2 for £20 offer). They do good discounts too - teachers and NHS employees get 10 or 15% (depending on what promotion they're doing at the time) and of course students get their student discount too - so it's a cheap place to shop if you fall into one of those categories! They also do a store-card which gives you 10% off when you open one - worthwhile if you're buying a lot. This Portland Walk store is apparently shutting down in a couple of months anyway, so there will no longer be a Dorothy Perkins in Barrow - which is a shame as it always seems to be quite busy and has some good bargains.

I am in my late 70s and found lots of tops and trousers to fit and they looked good. Styles to suit…read moreall age groups The staff were very friendly and helpful. Will certainly visit again when in the area.

Pretty Things is one of the non-designer fashion shops in Ulverston. Most of the fashion shops in…read moreUlverston are aimed at well off, mature women. Pretty Things target market is young women. They sell a large variety of accessories. The window is filled with handbags, jewelery, fashion watches and very few clothes. I found the staff here quite unfriendly. Perhaps this was because I was dressed unlike their usual customers, or I am middle aged.

My family are always in and out of new look and have found some really good clothes here at great…read moreprices. This is a favourite sale shop of theirs when it comes to ales time as their sale prices are fantastic. they have picked up clothes for cheaper than a charity shop and all good trendy brand new stuff. When they have purchased wrong sizes and tried to take them back some times the staff have struggled to do it right and things have got a bit confusing and messy but overall this is a good store and one that we will no doubt be in a lot. The price of normal stuff is also very reasonable and some say good quality and trendy!

New Look is one of Barrow's largest fashion shops, spread over two floors right in the middle of…read morePortland Walk (the main shopping street). It caters for menswear and childrenswear as well as womenswear. There is a very wide selection of items - all the usual clothes, but also lingerie, sleepwear, gifts and a whole floor upstairs devoted to shoes! As with most New Looks, it's cheap and cheerful - expect to pay £20 or so for shoes, and £15 for a top. They have regular sales where everything is put out on racks and it looks like a jumble sale, but if you're prepared to have a good rummage then you can easily find some bargains! They do 10% student discount, and also have a storecard with the occasional cardholders event throughout the year offering free goodie bags or another 10/20% off. There are usually plenty of tills open, and lots of staff around to help. Ideal if you're looking for a quick disposable-fashion outfit, and the shoes put some of the more expensive shoe retailers to shame!

Topshop is one of the most popular shops in Barrow, especially amongst teens and 20-somethings…read more Situated above Dorothy Perkins in Portland Walk, it's very central so you can't miss it if you're on a shopping trip. It sells womens clothes, accessories and shoes - nothing else, but what it does do, it does well. Very fashionable and trendy; you're sure to find something you love here for a night out. Disadvantages include the fact that it's one of the more expensive high-street shops (but then again you get what you pay for, and the quality and style of their stuff is great). It is also on the first floor, and access is only via an escalator (up) and stairs (down) - so no good for anyone in a wheelchair or even people with babies in pushchairs. I've never seen a lift, in fact I'm 99% sure there isn't one, rendering the whole of Topshop inacessible to disabled people - which they shouldn't really be allowed to get away with in 2008. They also don't carry many of the Toppshop concessions or 'special' ranges, if anyfor example they only got the first Kate Moss collection and have never had any of the subsequent collections. It is only a very small branch so they do seem quite restricted in the stock they can carry. However, change is in storeDorothy Perkins downstairs is soon to close, with Topshop moving downstairs, and the upstairs is being replaced by a new Topman store - which should offer a bit more choice to the men of the town! It will be interesting to see how it turns out, whether they get any new lines in etc.

My wife sometimes calls into this store and is always shocked by the extremely poor customer…read moreservice. The staff have fully mastered the dead pan expression, the store manager treats staff and customers with complete disdain, and the general appearance of the store is very poor, especially ehen compared against the excellent River Island in nearby Lancaster. The glass display shelves are dusty, and the stock on display is very limited. It all comes down to the staff though, and how welcome they make you feel which is in very short supply here. At the very least I would recommend that the entire staff of River Island Barrow attend a customer experience course as soon as possible.

Images appears to have a permanent sale. The clothing is OK quality. They sell everything from…read moreunderwear to jeans via boots and handbags. Its fun coming here for a bargain. This shop is aimed at the young, skinnier end of the market. Even the changing room is small. They also do a few pieces of clothing for men. Staff are usually helpful and cheerful.