Had a walk up there with Diana yesterday as it's just down the road from us.
Beautifully set in a quiet country town, walking through the trees from the car park, the sense of quiet with an American New England feel is just what the doctor ordered for a shopping trip.
Bicester Village has the highest recorded sales per square foot of any shopping centre in the world.
You can see why. It is beautifully cleaned and maintained, high quality eating and drinking places and the toilets and services are all top quality. It's a great shopping experience even for an unenthusiastic shopper like me.
The string of brands you see as you walk down the main street is relentless, Prada, Burberry, Mulberry, Dior, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Anya Hindmarch, Diane von Furstenberg.
There’s a White Company for duvet covers, a Le Creuset if you’ve run out of cast-iron pans, a Bonpoint for well-dressed babies and a Jack Wills for their teenage siblings. Also a Bose electronics store, offering, for example, a home cinema system reduced by £780 to £1,820.
There is no sign of recession here. Bicester Village has become the top attraction for Chinese visitors outside of London, with plenty of celebrities dropping in for a visit too.
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What did we buy there then, a samsonite suitecase for £90 reduced from £250 and a pair of shoes from LK Bennett at £60 reduced from £150. Very happy we were with our purchases too.
So forget the recession, treat yourself to a luxury shopping expedition and help the country too by helping our retailers and spending some money :)
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