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Book Stores | Discount Outlets | Gift Stores | Markets | Mens Wear | Record Stores | Retail Strips | Shopping Centres | Womens Wear | View all
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Book Stores

Canberra Bookstores


Paperchain Bookstore
34 Franklin Street, Manuka
02 6295 6723

Canberra’ s leading independent bookstore is a delight. 16000 titles in stock across a wide range of subjects and a knowledgeable and friendly staff makes this store prefect for those in need of a light read or a weighty tome.

Gaslight Books
Unit 10, 83 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick
02 6239 3633
(Leading specialist crime, horror and science fiction bookstore)

National Library Bookshop
Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra
02 6262 1424
(Great selection of Australian titles, fiction and non-fiction titles abound)



Discount Outlets

Canberra Discount Outlets


Brand Depot
Majura Road, Canberra Airport
02 6248 6011

The large Brand Depot is Canberra’s first large scale discount outlet centre. The centre will eventually house 120 discount outlets offering a bargains for keen-eyed shoppers.



Gift Stores

Canberra Gift Stores


National Museum Of Australia Gift Store
Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula
02 6208 5222

An excellent store in which to browse and purchase stylish and innovative products with a strong emphasis on being made in
Australia The store offers a wide range of gifts including books, glassware, art works and posters.


Potters Place
Watsons Art Centre, 1 Aspinall Street Watson
Thursday – Sunday = 10am –4.00pm only
02 241 1670
(Artisans collective selling locally made high quality pottery)



Markets

Canberra Markets


Old Bus Depot Markets
Wentworth Avenue, Kingston
02 6292 8391
Sundays only
10am – 4.00 pm

A venerable Canberra institution. This multi award winning market is located within an historic old bus depot. Its 200 stalls offer the highest quality foodstuffs, arts and gifts; many produced and sold by local suppliers and artisans.

Gorman House Markets
Ainslie Avenue, Canberra
02 4842 7207
ghmarkets@bigpond.com
Saturdays only
10am – 4.00pm

The heritage listed Gorman House, built in 1924, provides the backdrop to these popular markets. The markets have a strong focus on organic produce as well as a selection of stalls selling food from around the planet.

Hall Markets
Hall Showgrounds, Hall
02 6260 5555
First Sunday of each month
(January excluded)

If you are in town on the first Sunday of the month, a trip out to the Hall markets is a must. It’s regarded as Australia’s largest “hand made and home produced market”. Over 500 stalls sell a huge range of items, which must be produced, grown or made by the stallholders themselves to be included in the market.



Mens Wear

Canberra Mens Wear


Parliament Clothing Company
Canberra Centre, Bunda Street
02 6262 9150

With two stores in Civic and Woden, the Parliament Clothing Company is the place to go for the sartorially aware in the Australian Capital Territory.

David Jones
Canberra Centre, Bunda Street
02 2600 6577
(Department store - large selection of local and international mens wear)

Snow Gum - 9 Lonsdale Street, Braddon
02 6257 2250
(Outdoor and adventure travel wear)



Record Stores

Canberra Record Stores


Landspeed Records
Garema Arcade, Civic, Canberra
02 6248 9220

Canberra’s largest independent music retailer. A laid back and friendly store, it carries a great selection of CDs and for the connoisseur, vinyl across most musical genres. The staff knows their stuff and you’ll generally find what you’re looking for (Perry Como excepted).

JB Hi FI
Corner of East Row & City Walk, Civic
02 6247 4401
(Good selection of local and imported CD’s and DVD’s)

Abels
6 Franklin Street, Manuka
02 6295 1466
(Quality independent retailer with a good range of classical titles. Paul Keating’s favourite music store when Prime Minister)



Retail Strips

Canberra Shopping Streets


Garema Place \ City Walk \ Bunda Street

These pedestrian malls are located in the suburb of Civic and contain numerous retail stores and restaurants. The large Canberra Centre is located on Bunda Street.

Location - Civic

Lonsdale Street

This area located north of Civic in the suburb of Braddon is home to some of Canberra’s better arts & craft, homewares and gift stores.

Location – Braddon



Shopping Centres

Canberra Shopping Centre


Westfield Belconnen
Benjamin Way, Belconnen
02 6251 4333

This large shopping centre has some 290 retail stores with a good cross section of fashion, consumer electronics and homewares.


Canberra Centre
Bunda Street, Civic
02 6247 5611

This is the city’s most upmarket shopping centre. Two hundred quality retail outlets and two major department stores attract a multitude of happy shoppers.



Womens Wear

Canberra Womens Wear


Department of the Exterior

This excellent emporium combines both the fashion sensibilities and the artistic leanings of creator Susan Taylor. Her assiduous eye has put together a range of innovative yet wearable designers and she uses the space to showcase both her own
works and those of up and coming artists.

Shop 1, 11-17 Bougainville St Manuka
02 6239 4225

Myer
Canberra Centre Bunda Street Canberra
02 6120 7300
(Department store - large selection of local and international women’s wear)

Momento Dezigns
4 Manuka Court, 17 Bougainville Street, Manuka
02 6295 1146
(Good range of designer labels both domestic and international)

Cowboys and Angels
Shop 30 Garema Place, Canberra
02 6262 8120
(Young, urban and edgy and often cutting edge fashion)