London is well-known for its designer
stores and luxury boutiques but amongst these pricey shops are many low cost
retailers that allow you to buy great clothes, accessories and homewares while
shopping on a budget.
If visiting the capital to experience the
shopping centres in London then below are some shops to look out for on your
travels where you can shop in style without breaking the bank. Most popular
hotel the montcalm luxury hotels accommodation in London is near to the city’s
tube stations so the following shops are easily accessible via public transport
throughout the city centre.
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& Other Stories
This is a fashion brand, owned by H & M, that offers women a wide range of chic
work wear, shoes, bags, accessories and beauty products to create their own
personal style or story. & Other Stories started as a beauty line 3 years
ago and quickly came onto the shopping scene as a fully-fledged fashion brand.
Stocking looks for the urban industrial to the softer, feminine style there is
something for every woman who is fashion savvy with prices kept as affordable
as possible. This store is rated number 5 in ‘Time Outs’ list of the 100 best
shops in London. The nearest tube station to & Other Stories is Oxford
Circus.
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Muji
Muji is a Japanese concept store that
sells low cost practical items and neat storage solutions for the home office
and wardrobe. They sell useful gadgets and stationary to bedroom furniture and
furnishings. They have a particularly good quality kitchenware range and their
clothing range, for men and women, is worth browsing if you are looking for a
simple wardrobe. The main branch in London is near to Covent Garden tube
station.
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Tiger
Tiger is a new store near Tottenham
Court Road tube station and is a Danish brand that sells brightly-coloured
plastic accessories you never knew you needed. There is an exciting range of
kitchen and home accessories as well as amazing and fun party bag fillers,
kids’ toys and back to school equipment. Seen as a really posh pound shop, a
trip to Tiger is definitely worth making.
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Zara
This womenswear store is a Spanish high
street store and is the main store women use to look for that catwalk inspired
outfit for a fraction of the cost. The store, on the corner of Bond Street and
Oxford Street, is Europe’s biggest Zara store and has been well established in
the Capital for over a decade. Zara use high quality products and materials and
low prices that won’t leave you feeling guilty for treating yourself to the
latest style. Zara is an international brand with over 700 stores in 70
countries and is a very strong competitor for the higher priced designer
brands.
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Beyond Retro
This store has 12 years of experience in
selling vintage clothing for both men and women with vibrant 20th
century fashion. They have 9 stores between England and Sweden and each store
has its own treasure trove with its own unique style. Beyond Retro is also part
of a global movement and recycles upwards of 500,000 items of clothing each
year to bring new purpose to excess clothing and accessories. If you are a
festival teen or trendy twenty-something then you will be amazed at Beyond
Retro’s selection.
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Monki
Monki is a store that many say ‘puts a
smile back into fashion’. The brand came about by 3 friends dreaming of a
different world of fashion that by working together they made come true. With fabulous
clothes at low prices, this new store in Soho is popular with young women
looking for that high-fashioned budget wardrobe. Monki is number 51 in ‘Time
Outs’ list of the 100 best shops in London.
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H & M
H&M offers fashion and quality at
the best price and is particularly popular with teens who want a huge choice of
pure fashion to fill their wardrobes. With this Oxford Circus H&M having a
complete makeover turning 3 floors into a massive 6 floor store containing a
vast amount of changing rooms on each floor, modern music and a well-stocked
shoe boutique, many shoppers have an enjoyable shopping experience in what is
probably now the best fashion store on Oxford Street.
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Absolute Vintage
This store is located on Shoreditch High
Street offering great vintage items of clothing shoes and accessories for both
men and women. Starting as a market stall in Portobello, the company progressed
to having concessions in many designer stores across the country which has led
to them now owning 3 stores across London for those people looking for unique
vintage gear that has been hand-picked from around the world due to its time
lasting quality and era defining design. Clothes start for £1 in the bargain
bin and a whole outfit can easily be purchased for under £100. Some items need
to be inspected to ensure their quality although there is a huge selection to
look through to find that perfect item.
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Decathalon
This warehouse sized London store is
best for bargain running gear and cycling equipment. You will also find
reasonably priced equipment for mainstream ball sports as well as swimming,
surfing, fishing, horse-riding and many other popular sports. Decathalon is a French brand and this store
in Rotherhithe holds London’s biggest collection of sports equipment.
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Primark
This Primark
store in Marble Arch opened in 2001 and is laid out over 3 floors. The clothing
lines and footwear are on trend and well within budget for women, men and
children and you can fill huge paper bags with clothes and still have change
from £50. Being so cheap has its downside for this store though with queues
always long and changing rooms always full resulting in a not so pleasant
shopping experience but it’s a small price to pay for the bargains you will
discover.
