Many places seem to follow set shopping hours. Winter: Tues, Wed, Fri and Sat 9AM-10PM, Mon and Thurs 9AM-11AM. During Ramadan, hours vary, with shops often closing on Sunday. Summer: Tues, Wed, Fri-Sun 9AM-12:30PM and 4-12:30 PM.
International Language Bookstore
A small and pleasant little bookstore, if maddeningly difficult to find. It has a pretty decent selection of English-language books if you are into classics, and a lot of good reference books. Decent enough for children's books and beach reads.
El Maaref Establishment
Alex Book Centre
A big publisher and distributor of English language teaching and school curriculum materials.
Nabi Daniel booksellers
Along An Nabi Daniel street, booksellers are lined up selling books in Arabic, English, French, and German among others. Prices are negotiable.
Shopping malls
Deeb Mall
Midrange shopping mall with cinemas and a food court.
Green Plaza
Big shopping mall with many shops, restaurants, cinemas and a court for videos games and bowling.
Mirage Mall
A small high-end mall in front of Carrefour. Clothes shops including Adidas and Timberland factory outlets, plus some popular cafes and restaurants including Chili's and Pasadena Roof.
Mina Mall
Another midrange shopping mall.
Kirosez Mall
A midrange shopping mall.
Family Mall
Midrange shopping mall in Gianaclis Station.
Alexandria City Center
Shopping mall with huge hypermarket, coffee shops and cinemas. Take a taxi to get here.
Maamoura Plaza Mall
Some restaurants.
San Stefano Grand Plaza Mall
Perhaps the largest shopping mall in Alexandria. Luxury shopping, 10 cinemas, large food court.
Wataniyya Mall
Small shopping mall.
Zahran Mall
Cinemas and coffee shops.