Ipswich is an interesting place to shop, as you enter town from the A12 there is a Tesco Superstore with a Pizza Hut, Burger King, Toys R'Us, Curries and PC World, when entering from the A14 there is Asda, Argos and Homebase, with plenty of furniture stores, all are decent shops and provide some services and most are on the outskirts due to their size.

There are also Sainsburys superstores on the outskirts of Ipswich towards Felixstowe and Martlesham Heath.

Shopping in the town centre has changed somewhat recently, obviously the institution that was Woolworths has closed and next to it JJB also appears to have gone the same way, these two shops are located on the main town centre thoroughfare at the end with lots of pound shops and cheaper shopping areas.

At each end of the main town thoroughfare are cheap pound shops and charity shops in the centre is the Tower Ramparts shopping centre, Lakeland, Waterstones, Game, H&M, River Island, Mcdonalds, Curry's Warehouse, M&S, Primarks, HMV a TK Maxx and many other smaller shops, there are specialist skiing shops a JD sports, proctors sausage shop which makes hand made sausages and local delicacies. A market in the town square opposite the Debenhams department store. Overall Ipswich can cater for most things you need, the nearest other major shopping areas are 20 miles to Colchester which is similar or 50 miles to Norwich.