One of the flagship anchor stores of Churchill Square, Debenhams in Brighton is a pretty decent…read moresized store, although pretty much average for the chain it is located in. It is located fairly close to Apple, up to a steep gradient in the mall floor. The store isn't as modern as one would expect from an anchor store of a mall, but still pretty much does the job when it is open with a satisfactory selection. The store like most branches of Debenhams is pricier than the overall feel of the store implies on the first impression. Average, generic Debenhams store with poor opening times (unstructured, closing early on most days but this is the same as the entire mall) - A useful brand for the city but not really a great store within that brand. 2*

Debenhams is like a time capsule…read more Every time I offer to take my mum shopping and we've done every other store in the city from M&S to Wallis, she swears she just wants to 'Pop in Debenhams for 5 minutes.' And of course, we always emerge weighed down by bags one or two hours later. This particular branch is tiny compared to the Manchester and London stores but they still manage to squeeze a lot of stock in. The ground floor is mainly occupied by accessories, shoes, perfume and make-up counters from Clarins to Benefit whilst the first floor has a strong selection of bed, bath, kitchen and dining room goodies. There's also a small childrens-wear department. The reason my mum loves this store however, is for the womens wear in the basement. There's air conditioning, three changing room areas and small subsidiaries of Wallis, Red Herring, Jane Norman, Warehouse, Top Shop, Oasis, Coast and Red Herring amongst others. Right now, there's also a Blue Cross sale on - which means 70% off for card-holders. Hang on, I think my mobile's ringing...

Fabulous Dept. store!! Spectacularly laid out, clean, really attractive staff!! Quality of stock is…read moreall you would expect it ti be from such a high quality name. Toilets are quite a long way up and not very spaciouswasn't impressed with them. Don't try and walk up to themvery busy staircase. Restaraunt is bit pricey and has that lingering warmed up pasta smell!

You can get amazing bargains in this shop!!! Sets of saucepans, which are usually ridiculously…read moreexpensive for £20! You can get everything in this shop! Stuff for the house is what its best for in my opinion, so if you have just moved house and are lacking kitchen stuff or cushions, get down there. But they also have clothes, sometimes OK brands, which you can pick up really cheap. Its definitely worth a look.

My experienc e of this store is a pleasant one. We stayed a couple of nights in Eastbourne and went…read moreto have look round. Not bad. I have read the other reviews but cannot agree with all. This store caters for most budgets and it should be remembered that the present economic climate creates the need for bargains. These can be found here. All manner of stock can be found here and at reasonable prices.

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.

This place is absolutely massive. Sells clothing by makes such as FCUK, Elle, etc. It also has a…read morelarge range of Homeware like plates, cutlery and that sort of thing, a large range of fragrances and perfumes, bed linen, toys, and lingerie. It is a very spacious store with the main walkways being very wide and large enough for trolleys passing as one entrance to the store is straight from the Sainsburys next door. There is a restaurant upstairs which has a good selection of snacks at a fair price, and also a small beauty parlour next to it.

Choices choices choices. Lovely choice in clothes, make up and bags. Oooo I love my bags…read moreLove the Yankee candles to.

Massive home furnishings store with loads of things to grab your eye from rugs to lighting, art to…read morebed linen, kitchen utensils to cleaning products . . . the list goes on. Well worth a visit, but unless he's the shopping type i'd leave the man in your life at home for the day as he will be moaning at you to hurry up and stop spending so much etc! Fairly priced with a few really good bargains. I've met a couple of really helpful staff (especially one of the ladies in fabric dept, late 20's ish, shoulder length curly hair) but mostly i've found them a bit uninterested, rather unhelpful and slightly abrupt. Lots of free parking.

This is a home furnishing store that is massive there are so many things to chose from that i think…read moreyou could probably spend a week in there an not look at every item the prices are extremely good and they do some excellent deals, i found the staff to be extremely helpfully and friendly, so if you need anything for your home there a one stop shop for anything, just be warned you will spend more than you want to because there are some may cool things in the place that you have to have.

Beales in the Brooks Shopping Center well worth a look…read more Well known Fashion names from Espirt, Fred Perry, Henri Lloyd and Ben sherman for the guys To Country Casuals - Vyella - Kaliko - Dash - Windsmore for the Ladies Fashion accessories for the Sparkly handbag for a night on the town or a sophisticated one for the office

I really do not see the point of having this Beales store in the Brookes Shopping Centre in…read moreWinchester, as for its always quiet, dark inside and there product range is so limited. Theres hardly anything interesting in there to see, seeing as the larger department stores like Debenhams and BHS is in close reach. Beales has really outdated itself making itsself a failure. There product range is poor, the items are pricey, the customer service is very poor and all seem to be stuck up attitude. The interior design is extremely poor and lighting is bad. If this store doesn't improve, it will definitely go down hill.

This is our local 'posh' shop. A lovely old fashioned department store where you can buy most…read morethings. Although the prices are a little on the high side they only sell quality so its probably worth it. At Christmas its always worth a visit as its is always beautifully decorated. A classy shop for classy shoppers!

I used to love this store, even though the layout was a little hard to work with it was fun to…read moreexplore. Fast forward to now, when I have a baby in a pushchair/stroller and I am trying to get to the bits I want to as quick as possible.... not loving it so much. The toy department of the store is up a flight of stairs, I found the stairs and the escalator but couldn't see the elevator/lift and there was no staff member available to ask at that time so I ended up leaving without looking! I shall go back and see if I can find the elevator/lift and then edit the review. I love the selection, still like the layout (from a browsing on my own point of view) but being unable to find a lift/elevator or find a free member of staff left me a little bemused this time!

Good old fashioned department store. Staff are courteous and take time to help with choosing…read morematches for colour etc. Lift is at the back of the store in the make up department near the back stairs. Looking for a special occasion outfit or just jeans, they have a great choice in various label departments. Only downside is lack of or not on high enough air con. Still give it five stars as a lovely place to browse

Think Honor Blackman, think Young Mr Grace, think Hoopers................read more

There used to be a shop in Brighton called Hannington's that was almost exactly the same as…read moreHooper's. Alas that became a victim of the redevelopment of that part of Brighton so if you're looking for a department store in Sussex then you can't do much better than head to Tunbridge Wells and visit Hoopers. It has everything you would expect in a department store including a well stocked Kitchen and glass department and a fine soft-furnishings department. The hooper's cafe is a good place to go for tea, coffee and a range of cakes or for lunch with sandwiches, jacket potatoes as well as a range of hot meals, all at reasonable prices. It is also fully licensed. It also has a great men's department, although this is outside the main building to the left in a little arcade, and the prices there seem a little higher than in the main store.