London shopping : Covent Garden used to be the stomping grounds for the tragically hip with big budgets looking for new fashions, but in recent years more and more chains have begun slowly creeping in. Granted, these chains are more likely to be along the lines of Diesel or Miss Sixty than Marks and Spencer, so the place hasn?t totally lost its hipsters image. Covent Garden used to be the flower market for London. Now it's full of market stalls, and small shops and is a lovely place to wander around for an hour or three. Covent Garden is particularly popular due to offering a lot of different shops all in one attractive location; but there are other popular spots in London too, not least of which is the West End.

London shopping, Fashion addicts beware: new COS pieces appear in store nearly every day, so you'll always have a reason to pop in for a quick look around. Fashion lovers, meanwhile, should check out the roads around Carnaby Street, perhaps popping into Liberty at its northern end, arguably London’s prettiest department store. To the north, the shops and boutiques along St Christopher’s Place lead nicely up to the classy outlets on Marylebone High St.

But it's the food halls that are known around the world for their cheeses, fresh seafood, charcuterie of exotic delicacies and tea. Lots and lots of tea. Try the markets, But don't take the stallholder's word for it that the fiddle he's holding is a genuine Stradivarius left to him by his Italian great-uncle; it might just as well have been "nicked" from an East End pawnshop. But, there is often a feeling among shoppers that the stores in London charge more than their counterparts in other cities of the world. Bond Street has some of the most elegant and expensive shops in London.

Shopping discricts:
Oxford street: department stores
Knightsbridge.. Posh shops
Carneby street..Fashion
Camden Lock…..way out

Markets:
The best kept secret in London is ….Brick lane market and Greenwich markets

Famous London shops to consider are.
Burberry
Harrods
harvey nicholls
Fotnum and mason
Hamleys

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