Shopping in Jersey

A quick English shopping day out solution is to take a trip to Jersey. Although there are many English items on sale in France in the supermarkets now the supply is limited and prices high .

The UK chains are well rpresented in the town of St. Helier and include Marks and Spencer, Boots the Chemist, BHS, Dorothy Perkins, Burtons, Evans, Accesorize, Claire Accessories, B&Q, Mothercare, Next, Monsoon, Crabtree & Evelyn, The Body Shop, Molten Brown, Vision Express, Specsavers etc. are strongly represented.

As regards Opticians there are many local firms as well as the UK Chains. I am told that many expats have been going over to Jersey for eye tests and to purchase glasses and contact lenses because of the waiting list for such tests in France.

The department stores - De Gruchy and Voisin in King Street have plenty of UK Concessions such as Laura Ashley, Burberry, Timberland, Wallis etc.

Jersey supermarkets include Checkers Safeway and Iceland and the Channel Islands Co-Operative as well as mini markets

St. Helier Stores include Le Gallais, Brenann Langlois, Co-operative Homemaker, The Furnishing Centre, Scope Furnishing

The island is VAT free but there is a goods and service tax of 5%. Of course the ferries to the island sell duty free drinks, cigarettes and perfumes so your trip is well worth making!

The Jersey Pottery is situated in Gorey and has a retail outlet in St. Helier. The pottery is unique to the island and it is possible to see it being manufactured. All items are hand painted. Some samples above. The Pottery is set in a beautifully planned mature garden. The company also sell gift items and there are three restaurants ranging from cafeteria style to silver service. http://www.jerseypottery.com/

Liberty Wharf

Jersey's first shopping mall has opened! Liberty Wharf - website http://www.liberty-wharf.com/ comprises 58,000 sq ft (5,388 sq m) of shopping and cafes. The building was originally Jersey's train station in Victorian times and has been carefully restored in order to retain its original features and granite walls. Marks and Spencer Home is on the western side of hte mall. Stores so far include the divine "Eclectic" - picture of the interior below - which sells unique designer items Pretty Woman specialising in designer inspired handbags and fashion jewellery, Exquisite, Rococo Arts and Gifts, Hotel Chocolat, and the Momo Fish Spa which offers Garra Rufa fish pedicure! There are more stores opening plus a restaurant! Enjoy indoor al fresco dining at Costa Coffee which has a branch in the mall. The mall is first port of call on the new waterfront, close to the harbour, Liberation Square and the bus station

Thaddeus Jewelllers is an independent, family run retail jewellery business based in St Helier, Jersey, with extensive practical knowledge in all aspects of the Jewellery trade.

Thaddeus Pearce began training at his father’s Jewellery workshop in 1992, and in 2000 he gained a Bachelor of Arts in Silversmithing, Goldsmithing and Jewellery Design from The Kent institute of Art and Design.

In addition to stocking some of the finest jewellery and watch brands, Thaddeus can also create your own unique jewellery pieces using the latest computer design programme.

The shop boasts a first class on-site workshop manned by experienced craftsmen and since 2005 has used the latest laser technology, allowing for precision jewellery repairs using a combination of traditional and modern methods that provide an efficient and clinical finish.

No. 11, Bond Street,

St Helier, Jersey JE2 3NP
(01534) 722500

www.thaddeusjewellers.com

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