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Maggie Davis goes behind the scenes of Europe’s biggest shopping centre, which opened its doors to Londoners last week
Read moreDespite the rise of eBay and its ilk, the car boot sale is alive and well, and still a good place to bag a bargain, potter about or just laugh at tat
Whether you want a simple trim or a full-on subcultural fashion experience, London has a hair salon to suit you. Here are our favourites
A new kid on the East End vintage clothes shop block opens just off Brick Lane
A new boutique brings Parisian chic to the East End
No, not a place to pop out for late night pint of milk, but a brand new high-concept luxury fashion showroom in the shadow of west London’s Trellick Tower
Working to the philosophy that ‘skin should be treated like fine fabric’, New Zealand skincare guru Margaret Hema delivers the finest organic facials from her cult Wellington salon
Like the idea of cycling elegantly around town but don’t have pots of cash to splurge on new wheels? A new bike shop, selling traditional city cycles, has pedalled into town amid a bicycling...
A new boutique specialising in eccentric menswear and womenswear opens on Monmouth Street

Whether you‘re on the hunt for high fashion or high tea, first-edition treasures or second-hand trinkets, virtuous eco-wares or scandalous underwear, this is your starting point
Thousands of you voted! And now the results are in. We present our annual Shopping Awards, as voted by you
London’s your oyster when it comes to finding mouthwatering produce. Charmaine Mok picks the...
Where to find antique and designer furniture and interior design pieces in the capital
With one eye on pricing and the other on the catwalk, London's high street shops have never...
Summer fashion is here but why do the price tags vary so much?
Gird your loins and journey with us to London's temples of desirable stuff
Where to find unique gifts and one-off presents in the capital
Feel better about yourself both visually and ethically with these top spots for health and...
Where to find designer jewellery and accessories in the capital
From thrifty threads to value-added vintage, here's your essential guide to affordable fashion...
Vintage doesn’t always mean cheap. We think it should, so we’ve found the best deals in town
The pick of London's finest food shops from organic emporia to chocolate heaven
From kimonos to velvet goth jackets, chickens’ feet to yams, London’s markets sell it all
Despite the internet music revolution, there is life in the capital’s independent stores
Our seasoned carbooter selects the best places to bag a bargain, potter about or just laugh at tat
There’s more to museum shops than branded jumbo pencils and penknives
Where to shop if you don’t want to be seen in the same clothes as everyone else
Behind the scenes of the retail institution that sells the world’s most expensive sandwich