Shanghai is the most famous shopping hub in China. There are department stores, shopping centers, and hundred-year-old shops, shops for special commodities and super-markets row upon row. The famous, special and superb commodities from home and abroad are a feast for eyes with everything that one could wish for. Generally shops in Shanghai open at 10:00 in the morning and close at 10:00 in the evening.

　  --Department stores: Actively realigning their operational structures to meet multi-tier and multi-dimension demands of the consumers, Shanghai’s department store sector has achieved higher concentration rate through the transformation of business mode and the promotion of chain operation. In addition, with more and more citizens moving into suburbs, emerging community department stores are developing fast to drive the development of local commerce.