Zurich is wonderful place for shopping and is liked by all for shopping purposes and utilities. There are many shopping places in Zurich, where a person can sell and buy out various commodities and goods. The prominent shopping area in the city is around one square kilometer area in the city. Among many shopping places and opportunities in the city, the prominent places to do shopping in the city are:
• Bahnhofstrasse: This market expands from the Zürich Train Main station “Hauptbahnhof” right down to the lake. Bahnhofsstrasse has reputation r being one of the most exclusive and expensive shopping streets in the world. Here you procure anything from diamond rings to chocolate to fur coats. On the street Globus and Jelmoli are two fiercely competitive department stores that sales many high-end brands.
• Niederdorf: This market actually is an old part of Zurich which expands from “Bellevue” by the Lake right to “Central” over the River from the train station. It is rather popular for young ones. It is equally fine as well as suitable for fast food as well as lots of trendy clothes store there.
• Löwenstrasse: This is the part of the market which spread along the west of Bahnhofstrasse from the main train station and has a cheaper shops and big branch of Migros, which is a department store chain out there.
• Flohmarkt Bürkliplatz: It is a flea market situated near the Bellevue area has fairly relaxed large flea markets with many interesting stalls.
• Flohmarkt Kanzlei: It is a big fleamarket that hosts up to 400 stalls on busy days. For book readers there is situated an English language bookstore at the intersection of Bahnhofstrasse and Rennweg.
Swiss clocks and Watches to buy in Zurich
Swiss watches are souvenir items that a traveler ought to procure and purchase in Zurich. There are many Swatch watches available there which are rather suitable to be procured by everyone. Below are mentioned some popular Swiss watches that can be purchased by a traveler in Zurich.
• Swatch, they are the cheapest Swiss watches (40-100CHF) and are suited for younger generation. They are available in their stores on Bahnhofstrasse and various other locations and in the department stores.
• M-Watch which is based upon on both Mondaine and Migros are available in Migros Electronics stores like one is situated on the 2nd floor of the Lowenplatz location. It is also relatively inexpensive (40-100CHF
• Mondaine is famous for its use of the famous SBB railway clock face. There you can buy on a replica of the SBB clock as a watch or a wall clock in the primary railway stations. They are quartz, and their rates appear to be bit inflated. Most of the SBB railway clocks are actually produced by Mobatime (Moser-Baer AG), not Mondaine, even though Mondaine’s name appears on some of the larger clocks such as the Treffpunkt in Zurich HB.
• In watches in mid range of 100-500CHF can be get at clock and watch stores throughout the city. There you can have any watch that interests you.
• In Zurich, other upper end watches like Rolex are also being sold out however, one would have to make extra effort to search watches over there. If you wish to look at some of the most expensive watches there for sale then you can peep into Bucherer store window at Bahnhofstrasse and have a look that what a 25,000CHF watch looks like.
Swiss handcrafts
• Schweizer Heimatwerk and Rennweg 14 in the Bellevue area provide Quality Swiss handcrafts and other Swiss-made products which used to be presented there in a gallery like setting. You won’t find many cuckoo clocks and the like here in Germany. There entire emphasis lies on real traditional crafts and the pieces of modern craftspeople. There you will get things like sleek modern hand-blown glassware and beautiful hand-carved wooden items from the Appenzell region.
• Coop City in Bahnhofstrasse sells the Victorinox line of knifes on a very reasonable rates and prices. They are also carried out many other departmental stores in the city. Many other department stores also carry them. Cutlery shops in Zurich generally have both Victorinox and Wenger lines of products for Swiss army knifes.
Swiss Chocolate
• Frey is renowned for the Swiss Chocolate market and is primarily is sold at Migros and Denner supermarkets. It offers a premium quality for a customer friendly rates and prices. Frey has percentage of 45% in the market. Frey is situated merely 30 minutes away from Zurich and provided factory tours for free. It is 100% Swiss and produces as one of the only Swiss manufacturers from bean to bar all by it. It is also available in the market with Private Label offers like as from Marks & Spencer, Loblaw, Tesco, Coles, Woolworths and many more.
• Lindt other famous chocolate brand is available there at the Coop and other supermarkets, Lindt chocolates are also sold at the factory store that is 15-minute walk from the Kilchberg S-Bahn stop. The factory chocolate prices are comparatively cheaper that supermarket prices. Those are sold for roughly half-price. If Germany is on your itinerary you can also stop at the Lindt factory store in Aachen which is huge. However, at the larger Coop supermarkets carry many brands, including Lindt, Camille Bloch, Goldkenn, and others, including all sorts of alcohol-filled chocolates.
Confectioneries
• Teuscher: An upscale confiserie that specializes in truffles. There are three stores in Zürich: Bahnhofstrasse 46, Storchengasse 9 and Jelmoli Department Store.
• Sprüngli: A Zurich institution that offers a variety of sweet and savory goodies including a wide variety of chocolates, from hand-made truffles to special chocolate bars. There are locations throughout the city, including Bahnhofstrasse and inside Zurich HB. Some specialities include the Luxemburgerli, a sort of soft macaroon resembling a hamburger in looks but is actually completely pastry and cream, and comes in a variety of flavors; the Truffe du Jour, a chocolate truffle that is made daily from raw cream and is meant to be consumed immediately; and the extraordinary Grand Cru Sauvage truffle, made from wild cacao beans from Bolivia. Most items are rather pricey but worth it. The flagship store on the Paradeplatz is a very popular spot for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Try their berry-filled muesli, it’s like no other muesli you’ve ever had. There are two handy stores at the Kloten airport for last-minute gifts to bring home.
• St. Jakobs Confiserie: The background organisation, Behindertenwerk St. Jacob, aims at providing jobs for disabled people.