Peacocks (Shop)

...quality merchandise in abundance! Peacocks have had a good kick up the backside, and their stores have definaly had a face-lift. They are bright, well-lit and clean looking. WHO ARE PEACOCKS? They started out in Warrington in 1884 and expanded, expanded and expanded again until they reached a grand old figure of 460 stores with more planned in the future, as well as taking over the UK they also have 61 stores in other places of the world too. In ...
...real incentive to shop at Peacocks is that they are keen supporters of the charity; Cancer Research UK. They plan fundraising events and support the charity- Because of this they won an award for their support to a charity; 'Business Supporter of the Year' The Peacocks site states they will continue the partnership upto 2008- and after it may continue but will be reviewed in March of that year. THE STORES I have a good knowledge of the large Peacocks ...

susrim 28.10.2007 · Read full review
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...found something I like in peacocks at a very reasonable price. While they're high on my list for finding something I like, there are other areas that certainly need addressing and stop me from rating it as highly as I would have liked. Location, Location, Location. At present there are 460 stores across the UK with 4 more opening soon in London, Manchester, Wiltshire and West Lothian. Check out http://www.peacocks.co.uk/?page=storefinder where you'll ...
...go in there". While the Peacocks logo is a trendy purple, it's surrounded in a not so white paint that could clearly do with a new coat or two. In the window you'll find well displayed clothes that are changed round periodically. What stuns me however is why they insist on putting for example red or black clothes which as you know soon fade as it is, right in the window where the sun is pouring in on them. Suffice to say that it doesn't take long ...

lisa2062 27.03.2007 · Read full review
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Peacocks is a chain store offering clothes and assessories for all the family, originally from Warrington, Peacocks has currently over 460 stores throughout the UK and employs over 5000 staff and is part of the Peacock Group which includes Bonmarche and The Fragrance shop. (I find that the clothes are better quality than Bonmarche) I should have shares in this store, it is the only shop we have in our village - Heckmondwike, that sells clothes suitable ...
...times the price and find Peacocks just as good and an excellent fit and wash great. They're more fancy bras are good value too, around £4-£6 for an underwired lacy bra with a good choice of style and colours, at the moment they have a Mrs Santa range - bright red with fluffy white trim on bras and knickers with a choice of most styles eg: thongs, tangas etc. The men's wear is a bit disappointing for me though, as my partner is built very much like ...

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...the website and there’s no Peacocks in Crewe. Bother! There’s one in Crayford though. I bought some undies in there last week, so I know it’s definitely there. Not that that’s very helpful to me, Crayford’s a loooong way from Crewe. I used to visit Peacocks a lot when I lived in Manchester. The Stretford branch to be precise. I even bought stuff there. They’re cheap and the clothes aren’t bad quality really, ...
...Believe it or not, Peacocks have been going since 1884, when Albert Peacock founded a penny bazaar in Warrington. That’s right, eighteen-eighty-four! That’s a long time. Evidently they moved to Cardiff in the 1940’s when the current period of expansion started. These days they employ over 5000 staff and have 340 stores throughout the UK, none of which are in Crewe and two of which are in Crayford and Stretford. Peacocks have their ...

CherryBlossom 07.05.2002 · Read full review
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Peacocks have recently arrived in our town. That is good news for families ‘on a budget’ and anyone looking for good value. The stores that I have visited, in various other towns, are all neatly laid out, smart without being ‘flash’. They carry a wide range of childrens, womens and mens clothes, plus towels, linen and accessories like ‘fake’ jewellery, underwear and socks - and all at keen prices. All of their ...
...suggest for a store like Peacocks is something like ‘young mums', 'families on a limited budget' and 'older people who must be careful with their cash'. That’s not to say that Peacocks is not for you – or me – or is only for the, shall I say 'lower classes'. I honestly don't mean that to sound disparaging, because Peacocks are definately a couple of rungs up from Market Stall type wear. You can quite easily stock up with ...

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...worth taking a look at Peacocks as they do, from time to time have reasonable items. Special offers on 'name' makes like Nike, Umbro and Adidas T-Shirts for under a tenner, can be found at times. However, their own label offerings like 'Urban Spirit' are not the best quality around, but for a 'basics' time clothing line I suppose it is OK. Cheap and cheerful - it won't fall apart the first time you wash it, but with Kids these days being pretty choosy ...
...the own label gear. Peacocks also have their own website at www.peacocks.co.uk and you can browse there to get some idea of what they stock. But a word of warning - the pictures on the website look better than the stock in the shops! Except maybe the nice close-up picture of the ‘maximiser’ bra – definitely an ‘outstanding’ product! (By the way – currently priced at £6.99) The website shows a range of Mens Casual and formalwear. Having looked at ...

flashpointz 07.02.2002 · Read full review
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...quality. However, last year the Peacocks chain appeared to have a revamp. Gone was the drab stores with budget prices, and the result was vibrant sytlish clothes at a bargain price!! The first thing i notice when i go into my local chain is that it is definetly aimed at a younger audience. The older stores in less built up areas seem to have a lot more for older people, whereas the new larger stores are very youth based. I think this is due to the ...
...of many of their stores Peacocks has definitely put a lot more emphasis on space awareness, and disabled changing rooms are also becoming a more common occurance. As well as this, many stores have started playing more recent uptempo music - obviosuly tryin to bring in the younger shopper! The quality of the garments are much better than i would expect considering the price. A pack of 3 camisoles or tshirts would generally set you back around £4-6, ...

jdeacon_162 08.08.2007 · Read full review
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Peacocks has been around in my home town of Colchester for quite a while now but I, myself hadn't really noticed the hidden away store until earlier this year. with its great selection of clothes, accesories, furnishings and even food, this shop is worth a look! Peacocks is know as a 'High Street discount shop' but I would say the stores themselves are better known as a 'cheap budget' shop for 'not so wealthy' people and families is what would call ...
...decent or pure crap. Peacocks also has a (if I may say so myself...) brilliant underwear section, for women anyway! The bras, knickers, thongs and so forth are of great quality and very in-exspensive. There is a wide variety of style and choice at fantastic choices, it was only the other day I bought an underwired cream bra with small embroidery on the front in the sale for £1.99!~And it has lasted few 2 washes so far! I also bought some knickers ...

emu128 07.07.2001 · Read full review
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...History. ---------------- Peacocks opened there first store for the public in 1884 in Warrington and later relocated there family and business to Cardiff in the 1940's. By this time, there was a steady growth in the number of stores they owned and its growth continued particularly in the regions of South Wales and Southern England. In the early 1990's Peacocks saw a dramatic increase in growth, which led to the company floating on the London Stock ...
...Peacocks became a privately owned business and begin a massive growth again. Now Peacocks has over 460 stores throughout the UK and employs over 5000 staff but it has still kept its main business headquarters in Cardiff. Location. --------------------- The location of the Peacocks store I am reviewing is in the Kingsway Centre (previously the In-shops) in Newport City Centre. The address is 10-12 Kingsway Centre, Newport, South Wales, NP20 1ED. ...

welshwickedone 04.11.2006 · Read full review
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Peacocks sells mens, womens and childrens clothing and underwear, but don't have a massive range. The womens clothes aren't too bad, and they have a fairly good range of larger sizes. There's not a great deal of choice, but they are cheap. The only trouble is a lot of it looks cheap as well, especially some of the tops which are made of that horrible polyester that always catches. Some of the trousers are good buys though, most are only £12.99 and ...
...over for loose threads and buttons. The mens clothes aren't bad, but they don't have such a good choice of trendy items, but for basic t-shirts and trousers, they're good value. The underwear is cheap and there's a good range of bras, but the pants don't seem to last very long, although for that price you wouldn't expect them to. The kids clothes are quite good, but the sizes seem a little odd. For my daughter, who's 8, the tops fit perfectly (size ...

jet14 28.04.2001 · Read full review
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...spree I wandered into a Peacocks store and found just this. There is everything you need for yourself, including clubby wear for that big night out, to the office where you can buy that perfect suit, or just casual clothes for slobbing around the house in, they also have nightwear for that perfects nights sleep, and lingerie where you can get a 5 pack of briefs in a style of your choice from bikini, hi-cut, full or, so you don’t get that dreaded ...
...country just to find a Peacocks store, as they are nationwide, so there is no excuse for not going as there is bound to be one just around the corner. They are equipped with comfortable changing rooms which you can actually move around in, and take all major credit and debit cards, aswell as their own store card and vouchers. The staff are approachable and all look smart in their matching uniforms, and just to make it an even more friendly environment ...

Groovygal 26.04.2003 · Read full review
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Being the totally organised person that I am (yeah, right!), I left it until 5pm on the evening before my office Christmas party to find an outfit. "I'll be fine," I thought to myself, "it's late night shopping and I'm sure I'll be able to find something fairly easily." How wrong I was! Two hours later, I was still trudging the streets with a full purse, a pounding headache and an impending sense of doom. "What am I going to wear? Why does nothing ...
...buying a Santa outfit and pretend that I thought it was a fancy dress party? Aargh!". Being a curvy size 14 and quite top-heavy, my main problem was trying to find something that didn't make me look like a French maid, or at the other extreme, my granny's bingo buddy. So I lit a cigarette and contemplated my options. Option 1: go in something I already have. (To me, this was not really an option, as a search of my wardrobe the previous night for ...

steph0184 12.08.2006 · Read full review
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Peacocks was always one of those shops that I'd avoid. It was just never an option since it didn’t seem to have any clothes that I’d ever want to wear and the prices weren’t amazingly cheap. However, last year our shopping parade where I lived at Uni lost one of its three clothes shops. To begin with we’d had a New Look, a Select and a Peacocks. Now, despite the fact that none of these shops are exactly “quality” shops, at least New Look offered ...
...for £12 from there. Peacocks just didn’t seem to hit the mark – its clothes were always a bit too big and there was never anything appealing. However, recently my friend told me about her bargain pair of shoes and how amazingly comfy they were. I had to admit they looked lovely and I was even more amazed when I discovered they had come from Peacocks! So the next time I needed a comfy pair of shoes off I trotted to our local Peacocks. I found this ...

tac20 05.06.2007 · Read full review
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...I'd write an op' on Peacocks another fashion store which is alot like Primark. Peacocks too offers fashionable clothing for the whole family at sensible prices that even those on a budget like myself can afford. I often visit my two nearest stores being Hoddesdon and Bishops Stortford to either browse or heading for the current sale and though I do have to travel to reach them both, the savings made on purchases makes up for it. I find that out ...
...a little more besides. Peacocks is generally well laid out and seems to have sufficient stock at all times thus avoiding disappointment. The prices in the childrens area range from £1.49 for T-shirts, £3/4.99 for girls top & legging sets and £2.99 for knickers and vest sets. They cater for all age groups from babies to teenagers and have regular sales which as you can imagine feels like all your Christmas's have come at once - real bargain basement! ...

GraingerN 27.02.2001 (25.02.2001) · Read full review
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Peacocks was founded around 117 years ago in 1884. The company was originally founded in Warrington, but moved to Cardiff in the late 1940. The company steadily grew under the chairmanship of Robert Peacock. Today the company has 300 stores nationwide, and employs around 4,000 members of staff. So what makes Peacocks such a popular fashion store? In a word – prices. They offer good value products at fairly low prices. Most of the stuff is ...
...sizes (and different designs). Peacocks also sell a range of home ware in their stores. This can range from towels (currently on offer for two bath sheets for £10), to bedding quilts, cushions, pillows, etc. Peacocks also offer an in store shoe shop, offering a small range of sandals, plimsolls, and shoes. The range of goods in store is quite varied, and very acceptable. The quality of clothing goods and home ware is also reasonable; I have only ...

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