05/01/2026
I’m afraid I’ve been Triggered by the local press and the comments that followed on the story of River Island closing (which was announced last year)….Taunton is such a ghost town!!! 🙄 please feel free to share the link to this post if anyone suggests Taunton has no shops….
No shops…none…apart from these………
Afribox, Alpha Clothing, All about beds, Arditti Carpets, Apple County Cycles, Antiques on High, Aquascene, Astaires, Age UK, Bare & Willow, Bride & Bloom, Bold & Brave, Body Shop, Boots, Bredons, British Red Cross Shop, Brendon Books, Bristish Heart Foundation, British Heart Foundation Home Store, Bargain Buys, Bon marche, Cancer Research UK, CEX, Card Factory, Coco Blue Boutique, Co op, Cook Taunton, Cool Merch, Calvert’s, Claire’s, Clarke’s Electrical, Carpets R Us, Clarks Shoes, Crew Clothing, Cry, Crystals, Diechman, Dunelm, Dosha Wellness, Daily Needs, Dough, Enterprise Angling, European Supermarket, E-cig city, Excalibur, F.Hinds, Flavour Vapour, Furnitrust, Fine Art & Framing, Fat Face, Fine Fabrics, Flying Tiger, FrameWorx, Granny Smiths, Grape Tree, Go Outdoors, Green Days, G C Collectables, Glowing Grates, Gurds, Holland & Barrett, Homesense, Hats By Janine, Imprints, Izzi Stockton, immaculate Afro Caribbean food, International Foods, Jaspers Minatures, Jane Armour Trading, Judith Goss Florist, JD Sports, Kazan, Krackers, Hotter, H.Samuel, Hotel Chocolat, House Of Tweed, Hatchers, HMV, Iceland, Joules, La Belle Bo***ir, Lakeland, Lovisa, Lesser Litter, Lush, London Camera Exchange, Lumination, Marks & Spencers, Matalan, Morrisons, Merchant Menswear, Moshulu, Menkind, Michael Spiers, Mind, Moss Bros, Mobile Pro, Mr Taunton, Moores Music, M G Welch, Mountain Warehouse, MT Games, Nationwide E Bikes, Naturalife, New Look, Nicky’s Flower Studio, Olive Rose, On Your Bike, Oxfam, Pandora, Proper Job, Premier Princess Parties, Premier Store (post office), Phone Junkies, Phil Browditch fishmongers, Phone Trends, Pets at Home, Peaches, PDSA, Primark, Riverside Butchers, Rom Market, Riverside House, Rocket and Bird, RSPCA, Sassi Holford, Savers, Sainsburys, Second Best, Shoezone, Siver Scene, Silver Lady, Showerings, Skechers, Shaw Trust, So Sweet, South West School Wear, Sense Shop, Sports Direct, Somerset County Sports, Superdrug, Sue Ryder, Somerset Museum, Simply Pleasure, Surridge Galery, Stillmans Butchers, St Margaret’s Hospice, The Furniture Centre, Tactical Assault, Taunton Stamp Shop, The Bicycle Chain, Taunton Leisure, Taunton watch services, Taunton country market, Tobaconnist, The Works, T G Jones, Timpsons, The Pink Rooster, The Entertainer, The Edinburgh Woolen Mill, The Perfume Shop, The Olive Tree, The Vac Shop, Tesco, The Handmade Boutique, The Lighting Company, The Bathroom Store, Taunton Audio/Visual Services, The television & Movie store, The Fragrance Shop, The Little Wine Shop, The Little Cheese Shop, The Birdcage Dress Agency, The Orchard Gallery, Tare & Tide, Trespass, TK Max, vantage at no.7, Visit Taunton, Taunton Supplement Centre, Warhammer, Warren James, Waterstones, Watkin Toys, Warrens Bakery, Wave Games, White Stuff, Wine and Dandy, World Of Bears, Wyvern Blinds, Wickes, Yours, Quantech, Quick Vapes 4u, Yongfeng Hang….
I included phone shops, v**e shops and charity shops because they are part of our town….
This is just a list of bricks and mortar buildings that are shops…rather than hospitality, beauty, medical, services etc…
And any I’ve missed please do pop in the comments…there’s NO WAY I’ve got them all!
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