The High Street is mostly taken up by national clothing and electronics chains, and was branded a "clone town" in a 2005 poll of bland high streets. At that point Exeter High Street had only one "independent" shop a tobacconist.
Larger concentrations of independent shops can be found in the streets just off the High Street. Fore Street has a number of good outdoor goods shops. Gandy Street and the Cathedral Green offer a similarly eclectic range of retailers. Magdalen Road, a few minutes walk from the city centre, offers award-winning butchers and fishmongers as well as handmade jewellery and gift shops.
A major redevelopment of Princesshay and surrounding streets has brought many new or redeveloped shops and restaurants including the only Apple store in the far southwest.
Mall-type shopping developments in the city include the Guildhall and Harlequins.
