Shopping News & Updates
Is Shrewsbury “king of the indies”? That’s the question being posed as part of of a national campaign to celebrate independent retailers across the UK.
- 24th March 2025
Local events business, Shropshire Festivals, has won Tourism Event/Festival of the Year at the 2025 West Midlands Tourism Awards for their flagship event – Shrewsbury Food Festival.
- 4th February 2025
Figures show that sales in Shrewsbury increased in 2024 - despite business leaders warning that economic conditions remain “challenging”.
Visitors to a free weekend Christmas Market in Shrewsbury will be able to meet alpacas and the world’s smallest breed of sheep.
- 3rd December 2024
Business leaders in Shrewsbury have made a call for people to shop local in the run-up to Christmas - as recent sales figures paint a positive picture of a town centre that bucks national trends.
- 3rd December 2024
Shrewsbury is officially home to “the UK’s best high street” according to travel experts who have named Shropshire’s county town number one in a list of top shopping destinations.
- 28th November 2024
Kev Williams, based in Shrewsbury, set up Discounted Bikes - Shropshire a year ago to help parents buy affordable bikes in the run-up to Christmas.
- 27th November 2024
Weston Park’s popular Christmas Markets will return this festive season with more than 100 artisan food and craft traders.
- 7th November 2024
The Oteley Estate in Ellesmere is transforming its original stable yard into a Winter Fair on Thursday, December 5th.
Shrewsbury has been named as one of the top retail centres in the region, with analysts ranking the town above the likes of Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa.