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Shopping
Edinburgh's shopping experience extends far beyond the big-name department
stores of Princes St, ranging from designer fashion and handmade jewellery to
independent bookshops, delicatessens and farmers markets. Classic north-of-the-
border buys include cashmere, Harris tweed, tartan goods, Celtic jewellery,
smoked salmon and Scotch whisky.
Princes Street
Princes St is Edinburgh's trademark shopping strip, lined with all the big high-street stores
from Marks & Spencer to BHS and Debenhams, with more upmarket designer shops a
block north on George St, and many smaller specialist stores on Rose St and Thistle St.
There are also two big city-centre shopping malls - Princes Mall , at the eastern end of
Princes St next to the Balmoral Hotel, and the nearby St James Centre , at the top of Leith
St - plus Multrees Walk , a designer shopping complex with a flagship Harvey Nichols
store on the eastern side of St Andrew Sq.
Shopping Districts
Other central shopping streets include South Bridge, Nicolson St and Lothian Rd. For more
offbeat shopping - including fashion, music, crafts, gifts and jewellery - head for the
cobbled lanes of Cockburn, Victoria and St Mary's Sts, all leading off the Royal Mile in the
Old Town; William St in the West End; and Raeburn Pl and St Stephen's St in Stockbridge.
Ocean Terminal, in Leith, is the city's biggest shopping mall.
Top Tips
In shops displaying a 'Tax Free' sign, visitors from non-EU countries can claim back the 20%
VAT (value-added tax) they have paid on purchased goods.
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