Sports stores
Whether you’re a sporting enthusiast or you simply want to buy the latest gear, there are hundreds of top sports stores in Britain.
JJB Sports
Pick up high-quality sports clothing, footwear, replica kits, bikes and golf and fitness equipment at competitive prices at one of JJB (www.jjbsports.com)’s 430 nationwide stores. They also have a rapidly expanding chain of combined healthclub-superstores and a number of specialised soccer centres.
Lillywhites
Enter the handsome building on the corner of Piccadilly and Regent Street in London and you’ll find several floors stocking clothing and equipment for every conceivable kind of sport. Lillywhites (www.lillywhites.com), established in 1925, was once a family firm. Today it’s part of the Sports World chain of shops, and you can pick up some excellent bargains here.