Shopping

People in Britian really like shopping. In recent survey 56% of women between the ages of 16 and 40 descibed shopping as their main hobby.
Traditional , local shops exist in some areas. They sell different things like food , medicines and cosmetics , clothes and bokks.
But in most high streets in Britian the same shop names appear all the time.
Many towns have a large shop where you can buy a wide variety of items . They are called departament stores.