Best shops for buying clothes May 2011
Best and worst clothes shops revealed
The UK's biggest survey of shops for clothes and shoes reveals the best stores and the ones to avoid for buying clothes and shoes. We rate for price as well as service so you can see who offers the best value for money.
The Which? satisfaction table of 52 clothes and shoe shops reveals the best and worst in the UK as part of the Which? shops survey of more than 11,000 people. Shops are ordered by customer score.
Our table includes big high street chains such as Marks & Spencer, Primark and Next and supermarkets Asda and Tesco, alongside smaller chains and shops perhaps lesser-known for clothes and shoes. You may be surprised to see which is top of the shops for clothes and shoes.
| Clothes, shoes and accessory shops reviewed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shop | Product Range | Product Quality | Service | Store | Pricing | After sales & returns | Customer Score |
| Asda | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Barratts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| BHS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Bonmarché | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Brantano | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Burton | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Clarks | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Debenhams | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Dorothy Perkins | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Evans | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Fat Face | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Fenwick | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| French Connection | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Gap/Baby Gap | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| H&M | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Harvey Nichols | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| House of Fraser | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Independent department store | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| JD Sports | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| JJB Sports | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| John Lewis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Jones Bootmakers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Laura Ashley | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| M&Co | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Mamas & Papas | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Marks and Spencer | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Matalan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Miss Selfridge | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Monsoon | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Mothercare | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| New Look | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Next | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Oasis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Office | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Peacocks | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Primark | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Republic | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| River Island | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Sainsbury's | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Schuh | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Selfridges | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Shoe Zone | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Sports Direct | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Stead & Simpson | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Tesco | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| TJ Hughes | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| TK Maxx | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| TopShop/TopMan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Wallis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Warehouse | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| White Stuff | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| Zara | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
How Which? rates clothes and shoe shops
The clothing and footwear category was part of the Which? shops survey, the biggest one of its kind in the UK.
For the survey, Which? surveyed 11,477 members of the general public online between February and March 2011 about the shops they had visited in the past six months. Shoppers were asked how satisfied they were and how likely they were to recommend the shops they rated for buying clothes and shoes. These factors make up the Which? customer score.
Our survey respondents also rated 14 factors covering price, service, store environment, product quality and product range, shown as star ratings in our tables of top clothes and shoe shops. These star ratings for the clothes and shoes shops in our table were made up of the following factors.
- Customer service – staff knowledge about products, staff helpfulness and staff availability
- Store environment – ease of finding products, tidiness of store, store environment, queuing time
- Price – price, sales and special offers
- Product quality – product quality and how well products last
- Product range – range of products and products being in stock
- Aftersales and returns
Other Which? shopping surveys
Take a look at the best and worst shops from the other categories in the Which? shopping survey as voted for by more than 11,000 shoppers.
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- Best shops for buying DIY and gardening products
- Best shops for buying electrical appliances
- Best shops for buying baby and child equipment
- Best shops for buying baby clothes
- Best shops for buying toiletries and cosmetics
- Best shops for buying outdoor and leisure products
- Best department stores
