The numerous shopping malls, selling a wide range of products, are mainly located at the outskirts of the city, and often stay open all day until 10 p.m.

Supermarkets are open all day form 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The supermarket at the Central Station stays open 365 days a year from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and even sells fresh bread on Sundays.

Department stores open on Mondays at 1 p.m. and for the rest of the week are open all day until 7.30 p.m.

La Rinascente Duomo stays open until 10 p.m. during the week and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays and holidays.

From 7^th to 24^th December all shops are also open on Sundays and bank holidays to allow Christmas shopping.

After the Christmas period and during July bargains can be found at the end-of-season sales.

There are also many outlets in and around Milan (“spacci aziendali”) – see if your favourite brand has an outlet by consulting the company.

Many of Italy’s major publishers are based in Milan, and the city offers a wide range of Italian and foreign publications.

Bookshops worth visiting include:

Feltrinelli, via Ugo Foscolo 3 – tel. 0276000386 www.lafeltrinelli.it

Hoepli, via Hoepli 5 – tel. 02864871  www.hoepli.it

Libreria dello Sport, via Carducci 9 – tel. 028055355 www.libreriadellosport.it

Lirus, via Vitruvio 43 – tel. 026694016

Rizzoli, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele – tel. 0286461071 www.libreriarizzoli.it

 

Among specialist bookshops offering books in foreign languages, it is worth visiting:

American Bookstore, via Manfredi Camperio 16 – tel. 02878920

English Bookshop, via L. Mascheroni 12 – tel. 0245497568

Ile de France, via S. Pietro all’Orto 10 – tel. 0276001767

Excellent record stores are also to be found, of which:

BUSCEMI: offers a vast online catalogue which can be searched by author, title, record label and media support type. Corso Magenta 31 – tel. 02804103  www.buscemi.it

MARIPOSA: for rock music fans, metal and alternative. Galleria S. Radegonda (in front of the Rinascente) – tel: 028057937 www.mariposaonline.it

STRADIVARIUS: offers a vast choice of classical, light, rare and niche music, and hard-to-find imports. Corso Buenos Aires, corner via Caretta - tel. 0229400600 www.stradivarius.it

FNAC:  books, records, DVD&Blu-Ray, software & videogames, electronics and multimedia. Via della Palla 2 - tel. 0272082720 www.fnac.it

Messaggerie Musicali: Galleria Vittoria Emanuele - tel 02760551 www.mondadorishop.it