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January 14, 2025
There are a number of assessments of the world’s greatest malls which can be launched yearly and a brand new one has given the highest title to London’s Fortnum & Mason.
The research was carried out by coupon codes specialist CouponPi, which analysed 50 of the world’s prime shops and over 46,000 Google critiques. It thought-about the common score of on-line critiques for every division retailer alongside the variety of occasions phrases indicating a optimistic expertise have been used.
Fortnum’s, with annual turnover of greater than £208 million rating the very best with a ten out of 10 rating primarily based on optimistic sentiment critiques and common rankings out of 5 (it was at 4.6). The shop got here forward of El Palacio de Hierro, Polanco, Mexico Metropolis, and one other UK retailer, Liberty London.
Actually, UK and Eire shops determine prominently on the listing with Dublin’s Arnotts in fourth place, and London’s Selfridges fifth.
The remainder of the highest 10 includes Printemps Haussmann in Paris, Takashimaya Purchasing Centre in Ngee Ann Metropolis, Singapore, Bloomingdale’s on 59th Road then Saks Fifth Avenue, Midtown (each in New York) and Le Bon Marché Paradise in Paris.
The entire shops obtained excessive rankings (4.5 out of 5 minimal) with the proportion of optimistic sentiment critiques at 62.1% for the winner and 44.9% for the 10-placed retailer.
Historic Fortnum & Mason is greatest referred to as a purveyor of superb meals, but additionally sells objects like presents, magnificence and equipment.
Picture: Sandra Halliday
El Palacio de Hierro is a series of 16 malls throughout Mexico. Its inaugural five-story location was the primary iron and metal constructing within the metropolis, therefore incomes it the identify ‘The Iron Palace’. The flagship store in Polanco was remodelled and reopened in 2016, clearly to great success. The department store scores 9.6 out of 10, with an average rating of 4.6 and a 57.4% positive sentiment rating. Reviewers rave about its cleanliness, spaciousness, and choice of brands.
Liberty London, umistakable due to its black and white mock Tudor storefront (made from the timber of two battleships) has a positivity score of 55.3%. Reviewers describe a visit to Liberty London as “a sensorial delight” and “the most beautiful department store of all time”, and suggest a visit to the historic haberdashery and textiles section.
Almost 200-years-old, Arnotts is the oldest and largest department store in Ireland. Now owned by Selfridges, it has a 60.9% positive sentiment score, with reviewers praising “really nice, charming and helpful staff” who go “above and beyond” or that “truly made my day”.
London’s Selfridges is the second-largest retail premises within the UK at an enormous 50,000 sq m (Harrods is the biggest). Reviewers point out the world-famous window shows and unique merchandise.
The report additionally got here up with the phrase’s prime malls at Christmas utilizing the identical standards. Right here, Saks Fifth Avenue received, adopted by Le Bon Marché, Liberty, Macy’s State Road in Chicago, Selfridges in London, Isetan Shinjuku in Tokyo, Galeries Lafayette Haussmann in Paris, and London’s Harrods.
The complete report on the world’s prime division retailer may be discovered at https://www.couponpi.com/weblog/best-department-stores.
