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In photos: Look Shopping Street, Shin Koenji, Tokyo, Japan

In photos: Look Shopping Street in Shin Koenji, Tokyo, Japan

Tue 7th January, 2020Tue 7th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located a short train ride from Shinjuku, Look Shopping Street in Tokyo is a great place to browse for second-hand clothing at bargain prices. Here’s some photos from my recent visit: …

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A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany

Fri 30th December, 2016Fri 30th December, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

They don’t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying visit to the Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern …

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An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch

Wed 26th November, 2014Wed 26th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

December is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The …

Baubles in October - the Christmas cash-in kicks off

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Baubles in October – the big Christmas cash-in kicks off in central London

Wed 15th October, 2014Wed 15th October, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

It may be 70 days away, but the Big Christmas Cash In has already started in London’s West End, with several stores putting out their festival baubles. 0

Neukölln Flowmarkt photos - a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket

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Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket

Tue 29th July, 2014Tue 29th July, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac …

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Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany

Fri 18th July, 2014Thu 17th July, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Taking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the …

New York's famous Pearl Paints art and craft shop closes for good

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New York’s famous Pearl Paint art and craft shop closes for good

Tue 22nd April, 2014Tue 22nd April, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was saddened to hear that the legendary downtown New York art-supplies store, Pearl Paint, has closed down. 0

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Photos of Union Square Farmers’ Market and Holiday Market, New York

Wed 11th December, 2013Wed 11th December, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Whenever I’m in New York, I always take a walk through the Union Square farmers’ market where there’s plenty of fresh fruit,veg and snacks to be bought. The market is …

Brixton shop unit awaits its new owners. But will it be another phone shop?

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Last remaining Brixton Prime Shop unit awaits its new owners – but will it be another phone shop?

Mon 4th February, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s been tragic seeing Brixton’s main shopping drag turn into a long, dull strip of bland corporate retail units, and I’m not holding out a lot of hope for what …

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Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London

Thu 17th January, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

It was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is …

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On The Beat Records, 22 Hanway Street, London W1 – a great old record store

Thu 1st November, 2012Thu 7th November, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

There was a time when central London was full of record stores, but On The Beat records is one of the few survivors. Tucked away in Hanway Street off Tottenham Court Road …

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The decline of Tottenham Court Road, former electronics capital of London

Tue 31st July, 2012Tue 31st July, 2012 - by editor - 17 Comments.

For decades, Tottenham Court Road in central London was the place to go for any kind of electronics, and I’ve spent many an hour stomping up and down the street trying …

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Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1!

Tue 26th June, 2012Wed 17th August, 2016 - by editor - 6 Comments.

I was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens …