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Shopping trips

July 2024

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    ‘Grocery store tourism’: why a country’s secrets can be found in the snack aisle

    Arwa Mahdawi
    It’s become popular for people to check out local supermarkets on their travels, and for good reason. You can tell a lot about a culture from the way it sells its eggs

May 2024

  • A postcard and souvenir shop along the seafront in Blackpool

    ‘Times have changed’: is the writing on the wall for the British seaside postcard?

    Popularity of traditional holiday memento hit by smartphones, ‘rude rock’ and rising price of stamps

April 2024

  • Emma Beddington

    Let’s hear it for the true geniuses: the people who name paints

    Emma Beddington
    It’s easy to mock – and I fully intend to – but it takes real imagination to come up with something like Elephant’s Breath or Overcome Nymph’s Thigh, writes Emma Beddington

January 2024

  • A porter carries suitcases into a hotel.

    A porter’s guide to suitcases: ‘Expensive, brand-name luggage? One question – why?’

    After 20 years working as a resort and hotel porter in Australia, the UK and Canada, Raymond Thew has seen all kinds of bags

December 2023

  • Chatsworth is a short drive from Buxton in Derbyshire.

    Twinkle towns: eight great places in the UK for a festive getaway

  • Salzburg, Austria. Christmas Market in the old town.

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘The old town is adorned with twinkling lights’: readers’ favourite Christmas breaks in Europe

November 2023

  • Anna Smaill

    A moment that changed me
    A moment that changed me: I avoided mirrors – until I fell in love with clothes

    In a department store in Tokyo, I realised buying stuff wasn’t the point. The thrill was in choosing the person you might become

May 2023

  • Cardiff chic: Kiti is big on Scandi and LA brands like Annine Bing, Ganni and Stine Goya and has the inside line on new discoveries.

    Shop talk: Britain and Ireland’s 20 best independent boutiques

    From upcycled floral dresses to cutting-edge style, these small independent businesses have something for everyone

March 2023

  • A woman shopper holding up a navy blouse on a clothes hanger.

    Closet clinic
    Is it recycled? Is it recyclable? A shopper’s guide to synthetic fabrics

    From acetate to bamboo to cupro, there’s an entire alphabet of fibres types on modern garment care labels. Here’s what those names really mean

December 2022

  • closed shops on a high street

    UK retailers face quieter Boxing Day amid cost of living crisis

  • Art Battle Debenhams smallbattle13

    ‘Something special in the air’: new bars, art, music and restaurants are turning heads in Stockport

  • Christmas Lights, Ludlow, Shropshire, England<br>Christmas Lights, High Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, England

    Shoppers’ delight: 10 of Britain’s best independent high streets

  • Comp for travel gift guide

    Christmas gift ideas
    The Christmas travel gift guide: 25 brilliant presents for globe-trotters

November 2022

  • Brighton’s Royal Pavilion ice-rink.

    Step into Christmas … the best festive days out around the UK

  • Two colourful shops, side-by-side, located on Beech Road in the Chorlton-cum-Hardy area of Manchester, UK.<br>W72RFH Two colourful shops, side-by-side, located on Beech Road in the Chorlton-cum-Hardy area of Manchester, UK.

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘Festive joy and genuine excitement’: Readers’ favourite independent UK shopping streets

  • Christmas in Zagreb

    Santa shops here: 10 of Europe’s coolest Christmas markets

  • Shoppers outside Louis Vuitton on New Bond Street.

    ‘We like anything with the Harrods name on it’: luxury brands report booming sales

September 2022

  • Shoppers browse Cartier jewellery at Heathrow airport

    British retailers welcome planned return of VAT-free shopping for tourists

    Government to consult on long-called-for scheme which is likely to cost almost £1.3bn

May 2022

  • Chitra Ramaswamy

    Love Island has embraced secondhand clothes - if only they understood the joy of a good charity shop

    Chitra Ramaswamy
    They are not just the best places to pick up PD James novels or porcelain dogs, but for priceless encounters with strangers, writes Chitra Ramaswamy

January 2022

  • Sarah Moss in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.

    A moment that changed me
    A moment that changed me: I was crippled by negative thoughts – then I bought a silver bracelet

    My self-esteem was at rock bottom, but on a break from my academic job I found myself in Paris. As I wandered through the city, an impulse buy gave me hope I could value myself again
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