Birmingham - Shop
High-end ‘Harvey Nics’, flea-market fashions and everything in between.
It’s impossible to bypass the dominating Bullring, with its numerous shops and the disc-encrusted Selfridges, whose shiny design was inspired by the Paco Rabanne chainmail dress. Browse hand-crafted earrings and brooches in the Georgian Jewellery Quarter and splash out at luxury fashion emporium The Mailbox, a former sorting office now housing top names like Harvey Nichols and Jaeger.
Barter with stall-vendors at Digbeth’s lively food and rag markets, which run Monday to Saturday opposite St. Martin’s Church. The Custard Factory’s flea markets on both Saturdays and Sundays attract trendy types hunting for quirky vintage wear or printed T-shirts.
Standard shopping hours are Monday-Saturday 9.30am-6pm (late-night opening Thursday), Sunday 11am-5pm. Late-night shoppers should head to the Bullring (Mon-Sat until 8pm) and The Mailbox (Thurs-Sat until 7pm).
