Liverpool One

Love Liverpool always nice to visit other towns. .
Especially enjoy walking around all the lovely shops at the trendy Liverpool One… Lots to do and also many restaurants to choose from if your feeling hungry after all that shopping.

We really enjoyed walking all around this large outdoor shopping mall today, as it has a great selection of shops and it’s very attractive. It was very well patronized (early on a Monday afternoon).

Located just across from Albert Dock near the train station, Liverpool ONE is a giant outdoor shopping mall. There are plenty of shops for the average local and plenty more for the tourists from out of town. I walked over to see what the fuss was about, saw the crowds and decided to walk in the other direction. I can shop at home and save my money. The stores are pretty much what you’d find in the States with a few that are exclusive to the UK. I did find a post office at the WHSmith so that was helpful. There are directories strewn about so it wasn’t hard to find. It’s wide and safe to walk through day or night since it’s lit up brightly. I’d rather spend my time in one of the nearby museums or cafes if my time was limited.

Liverpool ONE is a modern, recently built shopping centre. It is defiantly the best shopping centre in the area and has everything. 169 stores and services including stores for everyone, Liverpool ONE has stores for Liverpool and Everton Football Club as well as SportsDirect and JD for those into Football, For those who like Technology stores include Apple, Samsung and Vodafone. Food and Drink places include Zizzis, Pizza Hut and Starbucks. Other shops and café’s located in Liverpool One include Nike, GAME, Costa Coffee, Waterstones, Zara, New Look and Carphone Warehouse and much more. I would say this is one of the best shopping centre in the United Kingdom despite only being the 13^th largest
The only reason I did not give 5 stars to The Liverpool One shopping centre is that it has no roof hence you can get wet when it rains which is not something you would expect from a shopping centre!
UPDATE: I feel after some consideration Liverpool One deserves a demotion to 2 stars. They is a very limited number of lifts here, which plays a key part in that, which often are very small and not in the best of locations, and often hard to find and inconvenient, I also find the Liverpool One, not a very nice place to shop, especially in the rain, with only a very small part of it being undercover, I like the idea of an outside shopping centre like this, but they is so many ways they could improve access on rainy days, such as putting more of a «cover» on. The top floor part can also be quite confusing, with a lack of guides to get to certain branches, which means if you are looking for a certain food place it could be tricky.

To me, this has always been a symbol of exactly what went wrong with the Capital of Culture fiasco. It’s the very definition of bland, of ‘OK’, of generic. Every shop is the same as everywhere else and the interesting, unique and quirky side of Liverpool is nowhere to be found or represented. The culture of the city has no voice here.
It is always busy, to the point of intense frustration. For good and bad, it has pushed most of the shoppers to the one area of town. Bold Street used to be the heart of the city in many ways and it is only quite recently that it is recovering from the gutting that Liverpool One dealt it.
It is somewhat saved by having a good selection of restaurants and a lot of screens at the Odeon. Is that all we really need and want, however?
Methinks not…
If this IS the type of experience you’re after, however, then this will probably be the place to be.

good selection of shops and restaurants and often has things on to entertain you. Has really given the city a boost

Modern, clean, spacious shopping centre with great brands within the complex. Lots of touchpoints to find the store you’re searching for over 3 floors, and great access to every other part of the city.

I didn’t like Liverpool One on a recent visit. Bold Street much better

Sehr umfangreiches Einkaufscenter!
Super Auswahl, und sehr bequem zu erreichen!
Wenn die Füße wehtun, und die Kreditkarte qualmt ist das Albert Dock zur Entspannung nicht weit, ansonsten is der Ausblick von der Dachterasse auch nicht zu verachten!

The Liverpool ONE development is still in its infancy, but has already become a very popular place to shop in Liverpool. It is situated near the Albert Dock, close to the waterfront.
It is open air which gives it a comfortable feeling as opposed to claustrophobic enclosed shopping centres. It is well designed, tidy and well maintained.
The security here is excellent. There is CCTV throughout and there are security guards on duty, who also act as customer service assistants who are there to answer any questions you have. There is a large carpark below the development which is very convenient for carting bags back to. It is also next to the Paradise Street bus station so it has excellent transport links.
There is a good mixture of shops in Liverpool ONE. There are shops for children such as the Disney Store and Build a Bear, and there are shops for adults to buy clothing, cosmetics, home wares and electronics.
There is also a good mixture of price ranges with the shops. There are inexpensive shops like Peacocks, and more pricey shops like All Saints. There is something to suit everyone here.

Ok so this is a shopping mall as apposed to a single shop but that said it is a ‘being’ all of it’s own and if you know Liverpool but haven’t been or seen Liverpool One then your in for quite a shock; I thought I knew Liverpool but this place has opened it right up and I had to admit I even got lost!
Liverpool One bridges the gap between the city centre and the Albert Dock — with LOTS of shops and restaurants, it houses all the big names you’d expect, although a big draw back is that it does so at a cost, about £8 if you want to spend any decent time there, which compared to the likes of the Trafford Centre that does it for free is an ask.
So why not less stars? Well… this place is really, really nice, of course it’s clean and tidy and all brand spanking new! But it also has a real atmosphere to it (unlike the likes of the Trafford Centre) it has a park and has touches of the old dock that was sited on the land before, you can look down a tunnel to part of it and other parts have been reclaimed and used as part of a water feature (on the walk way to the Albert Dock). It’s really well thought out and I love how a lot of the restaurants look out onto the park and further to the docks.
I was really impressed, whether I’ll be back in a hurry… we’ll have to wait and see.

Liverpool One has been open for a while now, and every time I go there I’m still surprised by how lovely and shiny and new this pantheon to capitalism looks.
But, at the end of the day, when you take away all of the glass and the glitter, it’s just another shopping centre. Granted, it’s got practically every shop under the sun there (including a rather spiffing branch of John Lewis’s), and some rather OK chain restaurants and eateries, but you could find most of these in any Arndale Centre in the country.
One of the most disturbing things for me about Liverpool One is the negative effect it is having on some of the other independent retailers situated close by. There are some great little stores situated in Cavern Walks and around Bold Street, but these are being slowly pushed out by the big boys of Liverpool One. It would be a shame if the great creative and independent spirit of the city was erased by a huge behemoth of commerce.
But still. If you’re ever in Liverpool and want to buy a nice pair of knickers or a smashing new handbag, this is the place for you.

If you’ve ever seen me in any way you’ll realise just how much I detest shopping. Just look at my awful clothes and lack of stuff bought from anywhere but the internet. There’s the old cliché that being dragged aimlessly around shops by a girlfriend is torture for the regimented mind of a man. Well I’m like that, except worse. I’d lose patience on a trolley dash.
To me, Liverpool One will always provoke the same response, «Yeah it’s really nice. I won’t ever go there though.» Filled to bursting with intolerably glossy shops and people I have no intention of ever knowing, the false street set-​up is a good place to push all those chain stores the papers assured me we needed before the 2008 Cap o’ Cul phenomenon descended on us. So long as they’re away from me.
I’m torn between giving the whole place one star and bitterly condemning it as the Himalayas of consumerism, or giving in and admitting that if you’re a normal human being, you’ll probably like it. Three stars it is. Another shred of integrity sold off to the lowest bidder. Go me.

Liverpool One shopping centre is a beacon of all that is great about the city of Liverpool and really is a shining light at the heart of this great city.
This place stands toe to toe with the best shopping centres across the country and its location not far from the fantastic echo arena and the Albert docks is stunning and means that a visit here is always an absolute pleasure.
There is a fantastic range of shops and restaurants and generally brilliant facilities and a trip here can turn into an all day experience which you could choose to finish off with a quiet drink or even a trip to the cinema and then a bite to eat.
This place is always clean and well kept and is beautifully run with a high security presence making you feel safe and comfortable whilst perusing the many delights.
Liverpool One is fantastic and does a brilliant job if you want to see all thats good about Liverpool then come here and you will not be let down.

The Liverpool One shopping area is a key point of interest for visitors to the city, featuring the latest shops with the most modern trends, it demonstrates that you don’t need a single sprawling covered shopping area to experience a more closed shopping experience. Architeturially it is a very clever area, seemingly covered whilst still open to the air (and inevitably, the weather), it spans several tiers: the first couple consist of shops, the third of restaurants and the final stage the 18 screen Odeon cinema. The Liverpool ONE area is a respectable departure from the beige, bland and forgettable shopping areas dotted around the UK.

Since the opening of Liverpool ONE back in 2008’s European Capital of Culture year, the area has created many new jobs and provided the ultimate shopping experience for locals and tourists. Liverpool ONE now seems to be dominant over other parts of the city centre and there is no doubt that it deserves the credit for all its achievement.
Any shopper walking through Liverpool ONE will find it hard not to be impressed by its brilliant design, which I think is terrific in terms of the environment — quite simply stunning and attractive. I believe it has done Liverpool proud; it is certainly what the city needed and many are now comparing it to Manchester’s Trafford Centre which suggests the level it has reached.
Liverpool ONE is something of a speciality and a shopping district that has many popular high street stores to suit most people’s tastes. Even though it can consist of some expensive shops, there is more to it than just shopping till you drop; it’s a fab place to chill out with friends and family on a great day out whether it’s in the beautiful Chavasse Park or in the upper dining sector, hosting some lovely restaurants and an Odeon Cinema.

Liverpool One is the newly refurbished shopping area of the city with more than 130 stores to choose from including all the big fashion names like Top Shop and Monsoon, toy stores like Disney and The Entertainer, as well as necessities for the more geeky/​scholarly types like Waterstones. You can also get coffee here at Starbucks, eat out at one of dozens of restaurants like Red Hot World Buffet, Pizza Hut, or Nandos, and visit the new Odeon cinema.
This is definitely the busiest shopping area now, since it’s been redone in the last few years. While some of the other malls and shopping quarters are suffering because of the footfall relocating to this area, it’s definitely worth it for shoppers because Liverpool has so much more to offer now.
If you’re planning a trip to Liverpool, you’ll definitely want to spend some shopping time here.

Am 1.10.2009 hat in Liverpool die Einkaufspassage Liverpool One eröffnet. Hier wurden ganze Straßenzüge komplett umgekrempelt und herausgekommen ist ein nach oben offenes, zu der Innenstadt und den Docks geöffnetes und sehenswertes Einkaufszentrum. Darin befinden sich die üblichen Verdächtigen auf die man nicht näher eingehen muss. Schön ist, das man schnell an den Docks ist und auf der obersten Ebene fast ein kleiner Park mit Blick auf den Mersey entstanden ist. Wer die Yellow Submarine vermisst, die dort mal stand, die ist jetzt am John-​Lennon-​Airport Liverpool.

Living in Liverpool i think that Liverpool one is superb, i visit it often and look forward to the new shops opening all the time, years ago to get from church street to Albert dock was too much of a walk so no one did really without busing it.
now it’s just brought everything closer together. its clean BUT not enough ashtrays around what a shame to see cigarette buts on the floor. people smoke! they should have thought of this and on the downside i disagree having to pay to go to the toilet. and the John lewis Q park it so expensive i am sure it would put people off.

whilst this re-​generation of Liverpool looks very smart and chic at the moment, I cannot help thinking that it is not a good thing for the city. Bringing all the shops down to the waterfront is an excellent idea, but divorces the shoppers from the stores further away, which have supported this city for a very long time. The walkways look brilliant in daytime, but are a little menacing in the dark. They also force a lot of foot traffic to compete for a narrower space.
I wait to reserve my judgement on this one.

Liverpool One has certainly changed the face of Liverpool. It has both its positives and its negatives of course. It’s been a huge boost to Liverpools shopping scene, which previously came nowhere near to rivaling that of Manchester. However, Liverpool can now certainly hold its own in terms of great shopping. The layout and design are really well done, and it has a very open and spacious feel. I like the way it has been designed with an outdoors feel to it, rather than just another covered shopping mall. There are some great shops and restaurants in here, especially places like Las Iguanas, Barburrito, John Lewis and Debenhams. The Liverpool One Odeon is great, far better than the old London Road one, much more central and easier to access.
However, it is very disappointing to see that parking is so expensive. There is nowhere in Liverpool to park for free or even at a cheap price. I would have hoped that Liverpool One could at least have offered some perks such as free Sunday parking. Also, although it’s a great centre, it is very commercial. There’s no independent stores, they are all chains. It is a bit of a heartless, faceless shopping experience, no individuality or personality.
Overall it’s great to see Liverpool being improved, but there still remains room for further improvement.

This is the best development Liverpool’s had since they started work on redeveloping the Albert Dock. Liverpool One not only is a great place to shop, eat and be entertained, it provides the much needed link from the centre of town down to the waterfront.
5 stars!