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Bangalore Shopping
If
you enjoy shopping, you will enjoy Bangalore. If you enjoyed Bangalore,
you will like shopping here. Bangalore has become a shopper's paradise.
With popular shopping areas like M G Road, Brigade Road, Commercial
Street, Majestic area, and Jayanagar Shopping Complex, as well as
little shops (tucked away behind the big malls) stocking up some really
trendy stuff. From the air-conditioned ambience of super stores like
Shopper's Stop and Kemp Fort to the bustling by-lanes of Chickpet,
Bangalore has something to offer every kind of shopper. You could
find some of the biggest brands in the world while strolling down
Brigade Road, or exquisite silk sari somewhere in the City Market.
Whether you are looking for Kancheepuram Silk or Swarovski crystal,
chances are you will find it in Bangalore. You just need to know where
to look.
One should check out the Majestic area, where one can come away
with really good buys and bargains . The streets are clogged with
heavy traffic (both cars and people). Shops sporting foreign names
sell imported goods here. These shopping malls sell everything from
electronic watches to music systems. There are also a couple of
markets called the Hongkong Market, Burma Bazaar with small shops
selling imported Perfumes, clothes, accessories, bags, shoes, electronic
goods.
Bangalore
is famous for the shopping malls which have some of the finest and
biggest showrooms in India. This city has been attracting people for
Sandal wood, Silk and Hand woven materials. The Karnataka Handloom
Development Corporation's 'Priyadharshini' Handloom House is located
at various places. 'Kalakruti', located at Kasturba Rd.. Bangalore
is a good place to buy specialities from all over the state, like
fine Mysore Silk and Sandalwood & Sandal wood items. The inlay
work from Karnataka in Brass, Rosewood are any collectors hunt. Ivory
artifacts and the Lambani Jewellery make good decorative as well as
gift items. .
Commercial
Street
Commercial Street is one of Bangalore's busiest commercial areas.
While garment, hosiery and textile stores are in a majority here,
you can also find shops selling shoes, art supplies, stationery, novelties,
jewellery, travel kits, sports and general goods. The road gets a
festive looks during Diwali, Ramzan and Christmas, with all the shops
neatly decorated and offering various prizes for shopping.
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Known as South Parade in the days of the British, Mahatma Gandhi Road
still retains its old world charm, while at the same time exuding
the energetic, modern spirit of India's Silicon Valley. Here you can
get everything from electronic equipment to books, magazines, photography
supplies, Silk Saris, Antiques, Textiles, Garments and General goods.
Shopping Centres to look out for on MG Road are Shrungar Shopping
Complex, Barton Court, Public Utility Building, Spencer's Super Market,
the Coir Board showroom, Natesan's Antiquarts, Big Kids Kemp, Saree
Kemp, Nalli Silks, Cauvery Arts and Crafts emporium and others.
Brigade Road
Extremely popular with the youth, Brigade Road is a beehive of commercial
activity. You can get anything here from electronic equipment like
TV sets and music systems to refrigerators, garments, pots and pans,
toys, music and shoes.
Residency Road
On Residency Road you can find steel furniture and handicrafts in
metal, clay and wood. Quite a few government handicrafts emporia are
located on this road. Some of these are: Gangotri, the Uttar Pradesh
Government Handicrafts showroom, offering brassware, wooden furniture,
jewelry, etc. Mriganayani, the M.P. Government Emporium , Utkalika,
the Orissa Government Handicrafts Emporium and Gurjari, the Gujarat
State Handicrafts Emporium .
Other Areas
Apart form those shopping areas described above, Bangalore has lots
of other commercial areas famous in their own way for the products
they have on offer. Richard Square in Russell Market, for instance,
is known for cutlery, crockery and household items. Chickpet is
famous for its Silk Sarees, Silver and Gold jewellery and Textiles.
If it's metal items like brass, silver and copperware that you are
looking for, make a beeline for Arcot Srinivaschari Street. On B.V.K.
Iyengar Road you'll find wood products, plywood, paper and electrical
goods. Avenue Road is known for its stationery, stainless steel
ware and silver jewellery.
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