Introduction
Trade in Dalian is one of the pillar industries in national economy developed simultaneously with the city. Daily-use articles, non-staple food and catering services and various kinds of enterprises have existed and developed. In 1998, Dalian had 154,000 commercial centers with a combined business floor space of 7.05 million square meters. Also the city has 579 markets, one futures market and 40 large commercial facilities with a floor space of more than 10,000 square meters each. Dalian is being built into the most attractive regional tourist and trade center in northeast China, in China or even in Northeast Asia region.
Famous Bazaars
Sports Facilities Market
At 60 Jianhua Street, Zhongshan District, it is a specialized market capable of producing and selling sports facilities and providing services. It is one of China's four largest sports shops. This market has eight branches and one sports facilities factory. Mainly it sells famous sports costumes, shoes, caps, body-fitting facilities, water sports facilities, sports training equipment and fishing articles, in more than 8,000 kinds.
Tianbai Department Store
In Tianjin Street, Zhongshan District, it handles wholesales and retails. With a long history, it is a nuclear enterprise of Dalian Tianbai Group Co. Ltd. and sells good merchandise, food, local and special products. It was expanded in 1981 and a fly-over connects two buildings on both sides of the street together. Today it has a business floor space of 15,000 square meters and handles more than 80,000 kinds of commodities.
New Friendship Store
On Renmin Road, a shopping center open to foreign tourists, the shop is integrated with the five-star Furama Hotel. It sells high-grade, famous brand and special products. In its basement, it sells fashion clothes at home and abroad, women's articles, shoes, hats, woolen products and Goldlion exquisite articles for gentlemen. Food supermarket sells various food and daily-use articles, sanitary goods and kitchen utensils.
Maikaile Dalian Mall
It is a component part of Dalian International Trade Mansion jointly run by Dalian Mall of Dalian Trade Group and Maikaile Co. of Japan. It has a business floor space of 50,000 square meters selling food, fabrics, clothing, daily use articles, sports and recreational facilities and a theater jointly run with a Japanese enterprise.
Dalian Mall
A retail enterprise, it was built in 1937 and had the present name in 1981. Today it is a large mall for shopping, relaxation, visits, sightseeing, gatherings and recreational activities.
Tianlun Trade Mansion
At the west entrance to the pedestrian Tianjin Street in downtown area, it has a floor space of 10,000 square meters, an excellent decoration and a graceful environment. It has promoted a series of services such as offering annual check of household electrical appliances, maintenance of jewelry, matching of your clothes with decorations. It has then opened the first retails network in the city and won great support from the customers.
Zhongxing Dalian Trade Mansion
Also called Dalian Hualian Trade Mansion, it is a modern commercial enterprises combining shopping with recreational activities and catering. It has nine markets for selling 70,000 kinds of commodities including household necessities, general merchandise, shoes, hats, stationery, clocks and wristwatches and goods for children.
Friendship Commercial City
This modern trade building is composed of shopping, catering, recreational centers and offices. Its shopping mall has a business floor space of 15,000 square meters. Two floors underground and six floors above sell 100,000 kinds of commodities including household electrical appliances, household necessities, food, imported general merchandise, clothes for ladies and gentlemen, leather shoes and other leather products, sports facilities and handicrafts.
Shengli Square Shopping Center
This shopping center was established by Mr. Cai Chennan, a famous businessman from Taiwan. It has two Europe-style six-story buildings, a three-story basement and eight shopping streets with a total floor space of 147,000 square meters. It includes Shengli Fashion General Merchandise Hall, restaurants providing dishes of different flavors, supermarkets, underground famous commodity streets, electric amusement ground, KTV rooms and a cinema.
Shopping Streets
Qingniwa Commercial City
It is a center of commodity fair, tourist shopping and trade activities of the city. It occupies an area of 120,000 square meters and boasts 150 retail shops, many famous brand clothes boutiques and other exquisite goods shops selling commodities of 14 categories, including the national famous Dalian Mall, Shengli General Merchandise, Zhongxing Dalian Trade Mansion, Qiulin Co., Bohai Hotel, Maikaile Dalian Mall and Dalian Swiss Hotel. The business floor space is 200,000 square meters.
Tianjinjie Shopping Street
One of the busiest pedestrian only streets in Dalian and the earliest shopping street in the city, it is more than 1,000 meters long. It boasts many famous old shops and newly-built large size modern trade enterprises. Also there are some cinemas, clubs and 560 trade network centers along the street.
Famous Shops and Stores
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