City Centre Mall
(http://www.edmontoncityce...) is in the downtown core at 102nd avenue and 101 street, it includes over 120 stores including major brands i.e. the gap, urban, claire's, the bay, coast mountain sports, sportchek, laura, aldo and was originally two malls eaton centre and edmonton centre. apart from major chains it has a few cool unique stores like artwork's that showcase high end furniture and home dã©cor. it is very busy on a weekday lunch. this place is perfect for the urbanite who wants to shop at the brands, rather then the unique shops elsewhere downtown. it can be hard for someone unfamiliar to get in and out of as some northside entrances use hallways to get into the mall. consider using the entrances on 102 avenue, especially the one between l'azia and the bay or the coast mountain sports one. mon-wed 10am-6pm; thu-fri 10am-8pm; sat 10am-6pm; sun/holidays 12pm-5pm.
There is plenty of good shopping in Central Edmonton:
124th Street & Environs
Is a major up and coming shopping area in oliver. it features neat cafã©s, boutiques, furniture and gift shops, hair salons, spas, restaurants, and galleries. 124 street has a few sub areas that are worth mentioning:
104th Street
between jasper avenue and 103rd avenue is a nice, up-and-coming shopping district in the warehouse district downtown. expect a pedestrian-friendly environment of wide sidewalks, beautiful trees, nice buildings, and slow cars. 104th street is a smaller retail area, growing very rapidly. the area is home to a lot of really nice independent stores catering more to the younger crowd. most notably, 29 armstrong is an interior design store, and showcases the hottest styles in interior design in a beautiful old building. another popular one is ces't sera chemistry clothing, which is a men and women's clothing store with items that are very stylish and somewhat formal, but also some casual wear. along with all that, there are more furniture stores, stationary stores, groceries, and more.
Shops
Audreys Books Ltd.
Edmonton's oldest independent full-service bookstore, offering an electic mix of books, a wonderful selection of greeting cards, calendars, children's toys and many carefully selected gift items. Audreys also offers Edmonton's premier special order service.
Alberta Craft Council Gallery & Shop
This shop features high quality arts and crafts made by mostly Albertan artisans. The shop has a large selection of handmade ceramics and jewellery. The shop is a great place to purchase unique locally made gifts and art. There is also a small gallery space in the building that features rotating exhibitions by the Alberta Craft Council.