Shopping reviews

Vima: sells fashionable clothes for both ladies and gentlemen in the center of Oulu. The store is conveniently located on Rotuaari, just next to Stockmann. In fact, you can walk from Vima: to Stockmann without even noticing that you have moved from a store to another. Just remember to pay your purch... More >

Virgin Megastore is a meccah for music lovers, film freaks and people interested in fan stuff. All three floors of the store are filled with various items for killing time.

The ground floor has most of the music collection, mostly mainstream with some more peculiar groups here and there. The seco... More >

Viru Keskus is the most centrally located shopping center in Tallinn, located just a block from the entrance to the old town and overlooking the central park. All other bigger shopping centers are located on the outskirts of the city.

The stores in Viru Keskus are a bit more upscalish, too. There... More >

Wanha Naantali Kauppa sells stuff dating back from a few decades. Everybody that is more than 30 can have nostalgic moments with the items on sale. Note that the items are new, replicas or old inventory, so this is not a second-hand store.

The store is open during summer and festive seasons. To a... More >

Waterstone's at Piccadilly is the seventh heaven for any bibliophile. Seven floors, filled with books that deal almost with any subject published on Earth, makes the bookstore the biggest on Europe. The location of the store couldn't be better, it's a couple hundred meters off Piccadilly Circus, nea... More >

Welmans is surprisingly well stocked kitchenware store in the Porvoo old town. The small wooden building has been stuffed with quality items, such as Peugeot pepper mills, Le Creuset pans and so forth.

The service is friendly and the staff is knowledgeable about the other shops, cafés and restau... More >

If you have browsed all the boutiques on Santana Row, and still have some money left on your wallet, go over Stevens Creek Boulevard to Westfield mall and spent the rest there.

The mall has two department stores: Macy's and Nordstrom to begin with, and between these giants are over hundred specia... More >

The Western end of the Nanjing Road has a few more Western oriented malls; West Gate is the first west from the Shimen Yilu metro station. The mall itself is quite small, only a few shops per floor, but there is also an Isetan department store, so the selection is good.

The department store has m... More >

Whole Foods Market in SoMa area is different from the most grocery stores found in the downtown San Francisco: it has full selection of fruits, fish and meat, and no sodas. They stock organic foods, too.

For travellers, the fruit selection is especially nice; you can pick a lot of good stuff that... More >

Wrentham Village Premium Outlets is a huge collection of discount and outlet stores for various brands, such as Burberry, Hugo Boss, Banana Republic, Adidas, GAP and Samsonite. There are over 170 stores in the place, so be prepared to spend some time shopping.

The prices are decent, not awesome, ... More >