Tavistock has a wide range of individual shops as the following table indicates:

Shoe shops	3		Outdoor clothing and equipment	1
Girls’ clothes	1		Surfing clothes and accessories	1
New-age clothes and accessories	1		Budget clothing and shoes	2
Childrens’ clothes and school uniforms	3		Mens’ clothes	2
Leather clothes and accessories	1		Ladies’ fashion	7
General household stores, tools & hardware	2		Woolworths	1
Electrical fittings and appliances	3		Mobile phones	2
W H Smith	1		Stationers	2
Boots (chemist)	1		Pharmacies	2
Fabrics	1		Home furnishings	2
Furniture and carpets	2		Crafts and gifts	3
Book shop	1		Florists	2
Opticians	3		Jewellers	2
Butchers	3		Cake making equipment and supplies	1
Traditional grocer’s (Crebers)	1		Fruit and vegetables	2
Bakers	2		Smaller supermarkets	2
Wholefoods	1		Country cheese	1
Fishmongers	1		Toys	1
Bikes	1		Saddlery	1
Astrology	1		Charities	7
Travel agents	2		Estate agents	4
Building societies	2		Banks	4
Greetings cards	1		Post Office	1
Windows and conservatories	1		Volunteer centre	1
Fast food take-aways	3		Dry cleaning	1
Hotels	2		Cafes	6
Public houses	3		Tavistock Times Office	1
Needlecraft, sewing, wool and knitting	3		Photo shop	1
Computers	2		Lighting and fittings	2
Hairdressers and barbers	3		Launderette	1
Tourist Information Centre	1		Art gallery	2
Newsagents	2		Pet shops	2
Sports clothing and accessories	1		Shoe repairs, luggage & key cutting service	2
Printers	1		Bric-a-brac	1
Engraving and signs	1		Betting shop	1

Each of the specialist shops has the potential to draw in visitors and shoppers from outside the local area. In the absence of a dedicated survey, anecdotal evidence suggests that Crebers has significant drawing power as do the quality ladies’ fashion shops.

The main gap in the market appears to be a shortage of cafes that stay open for early evening refreshments. A further and more recent trend has been a decline in the number of craft bakers, to the extent that it is now very difficult to buy bread made in the traditional way.