England Shopping

Cramped buildings and crowded streets hardly seem the place for multi-floor colossal shops, but somehow, London makes them fit. With thousands of shops, London is perhaps the world capital of shopping with tons of boutiques, chain shops, department stores, and now in the new millennium, the megastore...

The market, for hundreds of years, was the main form of shopping throughout Britain. But as humans evolved from hunters and gatherers to farmers, they also evolved from market dwellers to shoppers. Many shops popped up all over the country, particularly in London, offering grocery goods and linens. In the last hundred years, many of these smaller shops grew into major department stores that have become London's shopping cornerstones.

Ye old London, England—home to Buckingham Palace, London Bridge, Sherlock Homes, warm ale and mushy peas. While these are all quintessential to London’s identity, so is the shopping. Even those not interested in consumerist endeavours will enjoy visiting London’s popular shopping districts by experiencing each area’s different history, appearance and ambience. To ensure that no area is left unexplored, take a self-guided circular tour visiting all the main districts.