This vibrant city is a shopaholics paradise, you will find departmental stores, big names, high street brands and shopping malls. There are antiques, designer brands and independent traders. In the city itself High Street / Hertford Street is where the banks and building societies are along with some designer shops. Spon Street is famous for its medival buildings of which many have been turned into shops, cafes or restaurants. Corporation Street / Smithford Way is where you might go if you were looking for hair and beauty products or even dress hire. City Arcade and the area around it hosts local independent traders and plenty of cafes, coffee shops, also unsual gift ideas. Coventry Retail Market is right in the middle of the city and is a large indoor market that you can buy fresh produce, clothes and haberdashery. West Orchards Shopping Centre is where many of the high street brands can be found, which include Marks and Spencer, Debenhams and W H Smiths. |