Department Stores, Hong Kong

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Sample an array of memorable merchandise and 2nd anniversary items, go ahead purchase a special memento of your magical journey to Hollywood and Disneyland. You can also find those essential sundries here.

In business for more than 30 years, this is the best upscale chain for Chinese arts and crafts. I remember going to this store as a child and loving the furniture and the art. My favorite thing to look at was the carvings encased in glass. I think my mother purchased most of her table linen here.

What to buy: This is one of the safest places to purchase jade. You can also buy silk dresses and blouses, beautiful Chinese jackets, arts and crafts, antiques, jewelry, watches, carpets, cloisonné, furs, Chinese herbs and medicine, rosewood furniture, chinaware, Chinese teas, and embroidered tablecloths or pillowcases here -- in short, virtually all the upmarket items that China produces.

What to pay: Prices are high, but so is the quality.

If you enjoy shopping in spacious, multi-storey, clean and shiny environments, you will probably enjoy Hong Kong's various Shopping Malls.

Amongst the most popular:

Hong Kong Island
1. The Landmark (Central)
2. Pacific Place (Admiralty)
3. Times Square (Causeway Bay)
4. City Plaza (Taikoo Shing)

Kowloon / New Territories
5. Harbour City (TST) - this is HK's biggest shopping mall - comprising of The Gateway, Ocean Terminal and China Hong Kong City. You can spend days in here! ;-)
6. Langham Place (Mong Kok)
7. Festival Walk (Kowloon Tong)

What to buy: Everything!

What to pay: Personally, I tend to go shopping in the malls as you will be able to find everything you want and can compare with the surrounding shops as much as you want. There will always be some kind of special sales in a couple of shops going on.
One thing to be aware of: some malls focus on luxury brands only (e.g. The Landmark). Hence, these shopping malls will be very expensive.

Sogo is a famous department store located at the causeway bay, a department store with japanese style characterized by the “one-stop shop” and much of branded products should be found.

What to buy: from men's and women's clothing, cosmetics, jewellery, watches, baby and toddler's clothings, toys, home decoration, books and magazines, electronics.

This designer store is located in the Pacific Place shopping center along with many other designer stores, carrying a wide range of the label’s new hand bags and accessories. I was searching for a new designer bag, one that would carry me through the whole season and the new Fendi Spybag* was in the running (along with the Dior Gaucho Bag). The Fendi Spybag is a beautiful bag named so because of all its secret compartments. As we entered the store we were once again greeted by a friendly saleswomen eager to show us the bag. The Spybag isn’t as roomy as I would like and really didn’t impress me, so after a few minutes looking over the bag, I decided that it was a bit too small and not as nice as the Gaucho Bag.

Just like any designer store, they will special order and ship the merchandise to your home. You will find a Fendi store at the Pacific Place Shopping Complex.

What to buy: Desinger Bag and accessories of course.

What to pay: Very expensive

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SOGO is huge Japanese-style department store with two branches in Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui. Can always look and not buy if things are too expensive for you.

Causeway Bay Store
555 Hennessy Road,Causeway Bay, HK
Tel: 2833 8338

Tsim Sha Tsui Store
12 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, HK
Tel: 3556 1212

Both stores are open from 10am to 10pm - 7 days a week.

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people meet at the entrance and there's always something going on there . this IS the hip shopping complex with over 10 floors of stores and boutiques connected by swirling escalators . a wonderful Japanese-owned department store is found in the basement, and over five floors on the top for some of Hong Kong's multi-national restaurants .
opened Apr.1994, 16 floors, 900,000 sq.ft.retail space, 230 shops, multi-cinema complex..

What to buy: imports overwhelm, but young & affordable, though not cheap . and throw in a mixture of Japanese Shopping experience 8)

What to pay: OK they're NOT cheap, but very selective items gears towards the young, many from Japan .

Beside the gigantic Shopping Malls, Hong Kong also offers some, mainly Japanese, Department Stores, where you can dive into the daily crowds of people and try to fetch a bargain.

Amongst the most popular:

1. SOGO (Causeway Bay)
2. Mitsukoshi (Causeway Bay)
3. Seibu (inside Pacific Place)
4. Lane Crawford (Central)

What to pay: Department Stores tend to be more expensive than the average street vendor. However, you might find better bargains than inside the big Shopping Malls.