 Vancouver ShoppingShopping in Vancouver ensures a diverse range of products and
quality, with everything from haute couture to laid-back flannels,
as well as jewellery and home accessories available in malls and
shopping areas throughout the city. Commercial Drive is known as ''Little Italy'' and has very trendy
boutiques, while Davie Village in the West End is home to great
bookshops. Chinatown, encompassing Main Street and Keefer, trades
in ginseng, green tea, silks and exotic fresh produce; there are
weekend night markets here in summer. Another Main Street also
offers a wide selection of antique and home accessory shops.
Granville Island Market sells fresh produce, meats, fish and baked
goods, and there are a diverse range of shops, stalls and galleries
in the area. Downtown Vancouver and Gastown have shops offering high fashion,
jewellery, shoes and home wares. The Sinclair Centre has upmarket
fashion and art shops, Royal Centre is made up of a variety of
underground shops and the Pacific Centre is home to the famous Holt
Renfrew shop. Nearby Water Street is home to art galleries, antique
shops and native art stores, as well as souvenirs in the many
speciality shops. Note that a Goods and Services Tax is levied on
most things, but Canada no longer offers a refund scheme. |
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