Matalan

I love Matalan. I come here most weeks with my Mum and Grandma, we always find something we want. Theres alot of room in the changing rooms, and the prices are very cheap. The staff are also helpful.

Matalan can provide some great clothing at very good prices if you shop at the right times, particularly during the sales. There is a good range of clothing for every age and gender, plus specialist items such as ski wear which was very well priced. They have developed a good range of household and travel accessories, including great suitcases and a surperb range of toys. They are particularly good at fancy dress children’s wear in seasonal batches plus excellent school wear at low prices. You have to remember your Matalan membership card to avoid embarrassment at the till and don’t expect to park outside !

The most annoying thing about Matalan at Bradshaw Way is the parking. Be aware you’ll need change before you get there as it is a pay and display (which is refunded if you spend in one of the outlets so remember to present your ticket at the check out). The car park is cramped and small.
Once inside the shop it is large and relatively spacious but always noisy. The clothes ranges ebb and flow in quality. The jeans and branded jeans are good value but the general day to day way tends to be poorly cut and lower quality. The footwear range is often good for fashion shoes that you only plan on wearing for one season.
The homewares section is more appealling and there are some good bargains to be ahead. once again it is largely dictated by fashion so it is a good place to shop if you are staging a house or just want a quick accent change to your décor.
What lets Matalan down the most is the presentation. It is invariably messy with clothes on the floor and boxes and trolleys abandoned in the shopper’s way. The changing rooms can also be a bit whiffy!
For make do and mend items Matalan can be a good shop but it is not inspiring.

Matalan is located on a small retail park near Woolworths and Argos & opposite the Westfields Centre in Derby. It specialises in clothes for all the family and has an impressive homewares department. Membership is required to buy from Matalan which will set you back £1.
I personally find their womens range is a bit limited, but their jeans are great quality and affordable. I’ve had one pair which have lasted me 4 years & still looked great. Homewares was a godsend to me when I moved to university as stuff was modern and cheap.
I wouldn’t recommend the shop if you don’t like to rummage through stuff. To find good stuff you need time & its position in Derby means you have to walk a way to get to it.

Matalan is quite frankly terrible, Clothes are all over the floor, buttons come off clothes and seams are forever splitting, I wouldnt shop from again there if my life depended on it. It really is that bad