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Usually opened from 9am to 5.30pm, some of them are opened later. Some supermarkets close at 10pm or later even. A global (and partial!) classification, from the best quality to the worst, can be:

• Waitrose, one of the UK’s leading supermarkets with a reputation for quality and service, (http://www.waitrose.co.uk/),
• Marks & Spencer (http://www.marksandspencer.com/),
• Sainsbury (http://www.sainsbury.co.uk/),
• Tesco (http://www.tesco.co.uk/),
• Asda (http://www.asda.co.uk),
• Lidl (http://www.lidl.co.uk/), Aldi (http://uk.aldi.com/)… (same classification for the prices).

There are many shopping areas that you can visit. Most principal borough towns have a good range of shops. Areas to visit are Oxford Street, Bromley, Lakeside and Bluewater hypermarkets in addition to market such as Camden or Portobello Road.

You can consult also:

• John Lewis is one of the largest and most successful UK department store sites and offer a wide range of household and fashion goods (http://www.johnlewis.com/)
• Debenhams.com offers an exciting selection of Flowers, Gifts, Fashion, Lingerie and Home products to buy (http://www.debenhams.com)
• Dixons is a well known household name and the country’s leading electrical retailer (http://www.dixons.co.uk)