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top tourist city, London is also the world's greatest shopping city,
with a huge selection of department stores and specialist shops to suit
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Shopping in London - Ten stores that are worth a visit London, the world's greatest city for shopping
London is a shopper's paradise. Whether it's big
department stores or small specialist boutiques, London has it all.
Among the addresses that many visitors plan to visit are Harrod's in
Knightsbridge, Europe's largest department store, and the shopping hub
of the "West End", centered around Oxford Street, Regent Street and
Piccadilly.Forbes Magazine reports that London has outlets for 60% of all the world's top retailers, well ahead of Paris, which comes second in terms of choice, with slightly under fifty percent. And anyone who has shopped in Paris and London knows that London not only has more big stores, but also far more specialist stores, covering what is surely a wider range of specialist outlets than any other city in the world. Where else can you find such an unlikely variety of specialist stores, that includes a shop on Portland Square selling spying equipment, another on New Oxford St. which has been selling umbrellas at the same address since 1857, a Beatles shop on Baker Street, or a specialist Scotch whisky store, with over 170 different malts, at Covent Garden ? Many of the oldest and more specialised shops (See Typically British - the stores that have define British lifestyle) are to be found in the West End, in the maze of smaller streets bordered by Regent Street, Oxford St, and Piccadilly. But there are plenty more parts of London that are reputed for their shops, mostly smaller ones; these include the trendsetting King's Road, Chelsea, for fashion, Tottenham Court road for its electrical and computer stores, Denmark Street (off Charing Cross Road) for its musical instruments and music shops, and the Covent Garden area for small delis and a range of other small specialist outlets. And many more besides. Ten of the greatest shops to visit in LondonFor visitors coming to London with the idea of doing a bit of shopping, the biggest problems can be where to start, what shops to visit, and where to find them.For the list below of ten great London shops, we have selected the six main London department stores, which all have a massive range of goods on sale, plus four more specialised outlets, including the world's best toy shop and Britain's biggest bookshop.
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For
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