The Apache Mall
Located southwest of downtown, is the main indoor mall. major department stores are macy's, herbergers, sears, and j.c. penney. also contains about 60 other smaller stores. however, there are not any stores here that you wouldn't see at any other mall.
The Shops at University Square
For most of the unique and interesting stores, the downtown is your place to go. The Shops at University Square which used to be called The Galleria Mall is home to most of them, conveniently located just two blocks east of the Clinic. It is, unfortunately, rather small, only about two dozen stores, but well worth the visit if you want something different. The subway level between US Bank and Gonda Building also contains several unique stores, well work a walk down there if you're downtown. There are also some nearby at street level between The Shops at University Square and the clinic.
Miracle Mile
Other small malls with some unique stores can be found in Miracle Mile, located just northeast of the intersection of Hwy 52 and 2nd St S. Second Street just west of Hwy 52 is starting to turn into a small but interesting shopping area. Crossroads, located at 12th Street and South Broadway, rounds out the small malls.
Northwest Plaza
There are four major strip malls in town. Northwest Plaza at 55th St NW and Hwy 52 has Wal-mart, Sam's club, Gander Mountain, with Menards on the east side of Hwy 52. Marketplace Plaza located at 41st St and Hwy 52 has SuperTarget, PetSmart, Staples, and Home Depot, with Best Buy and Hobby Lobby on the east side of Highway 52. South Broadway between 23rd street and 30th street has Wal-mart, Kohl's, Shop-Ko, Menards, Bed Bath and Beyond, and others. The newest is Shoppes on Maine located at Hwy 63 and 48th St S is home to SuperTarget, Lowe's, Dick's Sporting Goods, PetSmart, Best Buy, numerous smaller tenets, and an enormous Fleet Farm.
The best place to buy Rochester souvenirs would be Eagle Drug in downtown Rochester as well as at the gift store in the Kahler hotel.