Although there are far fewer skirts/dresses/trousers I like in Jigsaw these days (they were such a pioneer back in the day, with slightly different colour palettes & pieces that coordinated beautifully), I do still really like their coats & shoes/bags. They're probably my first stop for those - when I need decently-priced, well-made, classic but modern pieces. I have great boots, sandals, belts, handbags - & several great wool coats that I wear a lot, in really lovely shades of green, rust, burgundy ... (bought in sales or eBay/Vinted).
I also still rate Whistles for their shoes & bags. I loved their clothing in the 80s/90s/early 2000s (?) but then the fabrics became really crap & cheap-looking - it was a really marked difference. They had a bit of a resurgence under Jane Shepherdson - but it's the same owners as Hobbs & Phase 8 now ... there have been some things of late on their website that have looked much better though, so I do hope they return to what they did best, with more silks & decent wool/cashmere, & better-quality fabrics.
What I do miss is interesting collaborations. Roksanda at Jigsaw was probably the last one. I still have & wear lots of silk tops & a dress or two from Jigsaw that are like abstract art (I can't remember the artist they worked with). And Whistles bags by Ally Cappellino.
However, I think that there has of late been a renewed interest in better-quality clothing - at least I see that coming via quite a few small, newer labels, or collectives of designers such as Fabrique. I hope so! But we have fewer department stores now, let alone those stocking anything of interest, in which to discover small labels. Boutiques, another source, find it tough with ever-rising rates. And shopping online is never going to disappear. I'm now often finding out about new labels on Instagram (whereas it used to be Vogue/Elle/Red/Marie Claire etc - God I loved my magazines! Finally dropped the last ones this year). But it's a changed retail landscape compared to that in my 20s/30s/40s ...