Westgate Department Store

The Westgate Department store has an excellent furniture department,
a good range of beds of all sizes and an extensive range of well displayed bedroom furniture.
The sales staff there were friendly, knowledgable and very helpful.
Having made two large purchases there, I find it incredible that such a well presented and well run department is so badly let down by the AHF home furnishings administration, who are the people who deal with the delivery of the goods purchased.
AHF home furnishings spoiled my buying experience by their administrative incompetance and poor communication and so I would urge anyone thinking of purchasing large items such as furniture or beds, to shop elsewhere.
These items are an expensive purchase and customers should be treated better than this firm seemed able to acheive.

My main reason for visiting this department store is that I use the opticians located upstairs, I occasionally shop here as well but not that often. The clothing ranges tend to be quite out dated as are the shoes. The toy department is sometimes worth a look around christmas time but everything tends to be quite expensive unless the sales are on. The best department, I feel, is homewear which has a good range of reasonably priced soft furnishings as well as a small range of bedroom and lounge furiture. There are often good deals on things like towels and bedding making it ideal for students moving to university or young people starting out on their own who are on a fairly limited budget but still want good quality stuff for the house. There is also a café which seems very popular with the over 50s and a travel agent as well as the opticians and hairdressers also located inside the store.

A few years ago Westgate was a dated department store. But since then, the store has been under going major renovations and it really has stepped into the 21^st century. First the ground floor was completed and currently the first floor is having improvements made.
Part of the Co-​operative, you can earn dividends on your purchases here.
It is a major department store in Peterborough offering clothes, shoes, kitchtenware, electricals, bedding, funiture, carpets, perfume and toys.
The brands tend be aim ed at the more mature shopper, but they are good quality and priced accordingly. For something a bit out of the oridinary compared to chain stores, this would be a good bet.
Since the store improvements, it has ecome much more pleasant place to shop, as well as gaining a coffee shop. I would say it is a good alternative to the high street stores, or even the nearby John Lewis. The service is always friendly and helpful.
This branch has a handy car park behind the store and is open late on Thursdays.