Cornmarket Street and Queen Street are home to Oxford's various chain stores, as well as a small number of independent retailers, one of the longest established of which is Boswell's, founded in 1738.
Cornmarket og Queen Street er hjemsted for Oxfords diverse butikskæder og et mindre antal uafhængige butikker, hvoraf Boswells, der blev grundlagt i 1738, er den ældste.