Head down to some of the best London shops for your New Years shopping! Enjoy discounts and clearances on your favourite products during this special season.
Just after a short and quiet Christmas period in central London shops, sales and clearances will hit once again towards the end of December. Most department stores will offer half-priced products and we will then definitely forget about the credit crunch for at least two weeks.
Most popular London department stores will be offering New Year’s shopping at an affordable price. Thousands of people will flood Selfridges in Oxford Street, Harrods in Knightsbridge and the newly-opened Westfield London in White City/ Shepherd’s Bush.
Find that special outfit for the New Year party or treat yourself to a cosy piece of furniture you have dreamt of for a long time. Be creative and colourful as the New Year promises even more amazing deals!
London is one of the best places to be in, for discounts and bargains during January sales. Central London shops and designer stores, give you an opportunity to shop with plenty of discount offers for your new wardrobe for the New Year.
New Year sales can also be great for those who want to get some bargain deals on gadgets and technology. Dixons, Currys and others will be offering everything from wide-screen TVs and DVD players to computers, games and gadgets. Keep an eye on headlines and they will all surely read – discounts! Get your New Years shopping early as demand will be high.
About Westfield London Westfield London, the pioneering shopping and leisure destination, is now open to the public. It is an innovative and dynamic place for a new generation of consumer to shop, to eat, and to meet. Aspirational, yet inclusive, it is an architecturally stunning showcase for 5 anchor stores: Debenhams, Next, Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, Waitrose and over 265 luxury, premium and high street retailers from more than 15 different countries. Food is as important as fashion at Westfield London. Nearly 50 exciting eating concepts boast 73 awards between them and offer some 25 styles and nationalities of cooking. 6 new to the UK and of those 5 are first ever seen brands. A bustling cluster of 17 restaurants run the length of Southern Terrace, the pedestrian street of dining, and open cooking brings drama to the collection of 13 counters on The Balcony where fresh food is prepared fast and to order. Westfield London is as much a meeting hub as a place to shop and eat. A stunning central Atrium, unique in London, will host a full calendar of arts and educational events beneath a spectacular glass roof. A 14-screen state-of-the-art cinema, gym and spa will open in 2009, and a new library will serve the local community. New transport links make Westfield London the best connected shopping destination in the UK. Four underground stations provide on average a tube every 5 minutes, an overland station will get you from Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction to …
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As one of the most notorious global centres of fashion, it’s only natural that London should boast a number of desirable high street shopping areas and designer boutiques. In fact, if you can get over the high cost of living, London offers one of the world’s best locations for shopping breaks – and anyone thinking of commencing a shopping holiday in London will definitely be able to locate an area of the city in which they can find the key to all their retail desires.
First and foremost, shoppers in London will adore the world-famous Oxford Street – Europe’s busiest shopping district. Oxford Street extends over two kilometres and offers retail enthusiasts a range of fashion, shoes and clothing stores – many of which include flagship stores of major British brands. For instance, on Oxford Street you’ll find Selfridges department store – a London shopping institution – as well as Marks and Spencer, John Lewis, Debenhams, House of Fraser, HMV, Borders, the Disney Store and Topshop, the latter of which claims to be “the largest fashion store in the world”.
If you’re looking for a more alternative location for your shopping break in London, head straight to Camden Market. Camden Market comprises a range of markets, including Camden Lock Market, Stables Market, Buck Street Market and Inverness Street Market. Here, you’ll find a variety of market stalls selling offbeat, vintage and second hand clothing, as well as handmade crafts, accessories and other goods. You’ll also find one of London’s oldest street markets in Portobello Road, in London’s Notting Hill district. While Portobello Road Market also offers unique vintage clothing, additionally, it is known as one of London’s premier destinations for antique-buying – so is sure to cater to shoppers with a variety of interests.
However, London’s most prestigious shopping destination is undoubtedly Knightsbridge, home to some of Europe’s most exclusive designer stores and boutiques. The Knightsbridge area houses the UK’s top two luxury department stores – Harrods and Harvey Nichols – as well as leading designer brands, including Cartier, Jimmy Choo, Chanel, Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood. And the popularity of weekend shopping breaks in Knightsbridge means that hotels near Harrods are in high demand, ensuring that Knightsbridge is a first class shopping location in London year-round.
What’s more, Knightsbridge and its surrounding areas of Mayfair and Chelsea, are home to a number of art and fashion schools. As a result, London – like Paris, Milan and New York – offers a constantly regenerating fashion climate as new generations of designers and artists come and go with regular frequency. So if you don’t make it on a luxury shopping break to Knightsbridge this year, you can rest assured that there’ll be many more years to come!
The advent of Internet has really made things easier to the human kind. Particularly in today’s busy life the importance of Internet cannot be ignored at all. People today hardly find any time to do something extra than his daily work—in fact people lack time to do some little works like going for a evening walk. So it is the Internet that has facilitated people with the comfort of working from their homes. If we observe keenly, most people prefer to do the works online today. There are travel booking sites, online universities and schools, price comparison portals, health advisors and a lot more. Today you can buy clothes, electronic gadgets, books, real estates and every necessity of life through the Internet.
The online book stores are another inclusion to the convenience of the human beings. For a bibliophile it is a paradise where he can locate hard to find books, check out titles of their favourite authors and even buy books of his desire sitting at home. Instead of going physically to a book store and searching the huge stock of books he can find any type of book he wants in an online books store.
Online books stores are gaining popularity day by day. If you are in need of a children book you can easily browse a child book store and find the best book for your dear child. In fact most online books list their books subject wise, age group or according to language and popularity. Also in online stores, buyers can compare the price of books, read reviews and sometimes he might find out the rarest book which he have been searching for years.
Again to buy the latest book of the famous Harry Potter series the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” you need not rush to a high-street book store and toil hard standing on the queue. Instead click on online book stores like London Book stores and you would surely find a good bargain. Above all purchasing books online is quite beneficial as most online book stores also offer heavy discounts, gift hampers and flexible payment options which enable buyers of low budget to purchase books as per his budget. Not only that, in online book stores one can get the most expensive books in a very low price. Moreover one enjoys the convenience of home delivery on purchasing a book from online stores.
Only a couple of weeks ago, I was giving some advice on a Forum to a lady who was looking for some retro / vintage lighting. I proposed a trip around some of the independent shops and boutiques of the near East End of London, namely Shoreditch and Spitalfields. Later I was chatting to a friend about the advice and she suggested I post an article as there were some really good ideas. I’ve had a think about it since then and have added to the original itinerary to include some general design and style tips.
My advice would be to start on a Sunday mid-morning to get the best out of the trail and the trail itself starts at the bustling Columbia Road flower market, E2. It’s the perfect place to start if you are in need of some colour inspiration and you won’t be let down by the choice of small creative shops and boutiques in the area. My favourites are 2 Columbia Road for vintage pieces and WAWA for sofas. If you fancy a pint there’s the Royal Oak pub (which does a wicked Sunday roast by the way – booking essential). However, you’ll find all sorts here from vintage furniture and lighting, to potted shrimps and from Jewellry to contemporary accessories.
Head out of Columbia Road left onto Hackney Road and right into Kingsland Road. Just after the railway bridge on the left is Lifestyle Baazar which offers a great array of classic and contemporary design pieces from Kartell chairs and lamps to smaller gift items. Go back the same way and head down Shoreditch High Street where on the right you’ll find the new Squint store. It’s an amazing shop where old pieces of furniture – chairs, sofas, lamps and picture frames are given the make over treatment with new and recycled fabrics.
Cross the road from Squint and proceed into Redchurch Street where you’ll find Caravan on the left for some quirky home accessories. A little further and you can stop for a well earned rest at the Boundary – Terrence Conran’s latest venture. Either sip a coffee in the Albion pavement cafe or perhaps head to the roof top on a bright day to indulge in a cocktail or glass of wine.
After a pit stop, it’s further along Redchurch Street towards Bethnal Green Road with it’s Sunday flea market (a very informal market indeed). At Brick Lane, turn left and visit Unto This Last. They make wonderful and unusual furniture that would look great in any home. Then head back across Bethnal Green Road into the main Brick Lane drag. Here you may be tempted to stop off again in any number of cafes as you saunter along. The individual shops are too numerous to mention by name but here you will find anything from leather hides to vintage clothes and retro furniture to second hand electrical goods (and pretty much anything in between!).
As you arrive at the Old Truman Brewery, take a look at the Sunday Up Market for one off pieces before heading west towards Commercial Street and Spitalfields Market. This is London’s biggest permanent weekend market and you’ll definitely be spoilt for choice. My guess is that by this time you may just need a taxi to help you carry all your purchases home!
