Shopping in Vancouver has it all, from hi-end stores like Chanel, to Canadian chain boutique style Le Chateau, and department stores like the Bay that has something
for everyone!
Vancouver has turned into an international shopping bazaar, where big name designers share floor space with fresh-off-the-boat Asian imports and native artworks. No longer can visiting Londoners
and Parisians frown at the locals' attempt at fashionable dressing. These days, the city is full of and well-supplied with designers' creations such as Martha Sturdy, Zonda Nellis, Christine Morton,
Ron Leal and Patricia Regehr to name a few. There are 3 separate design school around the city and a new generation is making an impact on fashion within Vancouver.
There are some hot target shopping zones that you
really must target when you go to Vancouver. You definitely have to experience the ever so famous Robson Street. Robson Street links the West End with Downtown and has
many restaurants, coffee shops, bars and shops. It is usually packed with locals and tourists. Watch out on a Saturday! It almost feels like a mall, but an 'outside mall'. You will find the Gap, Club
Monaco, Armani A/X between Burrard and Jervis streets as well as many other top name shops.
The hub of the downtown shopping is the intersection of Georgia Streets and Granville. This is where you will find department stores like the Hudson's Bay Company and
the Pacific
Centre. The Pacific Centre stretches two blocks along Granville Street between Georgia and Pender Streets and connects with office towers and the Sky Train. You
will find the Bay and Sears with the huge Holt
Renfrew fashion store along the way. You are gauranteed to find high fashions and top notch name brands in Vancouver.
Pricey designer suits and dress can be found at the Sinclair
Centre at Granville and Hastings Streets. It is a smart conversion of four historic buildings which includes an elegant clock tower dating back to 1910 which used to be a post office.
Vancouver is located in in the westernmost province of British Columbia in the country of Canada. With Vancouver's close proximity to the United States , Vancouver is Canada's gateway to the Pacific Rim nations and the rest of the World. Please visit our link pages to learn more about British Columbia, Canada, the United States and other destinations around the World.
There are some hot target shopping zones that you
really must target when you go to Vancouver. You definitely have to experience the ever so famous Robson Street. Robson Street links the West End with Downtown and has
many restaurants, coffee shops, bars and shops. It is usually packed with locals and tourists. Watch out on a Saturday! It almost feels like a mall, but an 'outside mall'. You will find the Gap, Club
Monaco, Armani A/X between Burrard and Jervis streets as well as many other top name shops.
