Bandung Shopping Center
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There are many textile Manufactures in Bandung, they produce clothes for export and for sale in the country. Therefore, visit to Bandung will not be separated from shopping and shopping. It’s very easy to find Bandung Shopping Center because fashion shops is everywhere in the city of Bandung. Bandung people also very friendly, so if you lost somewhere you just need to ask them and they will kindly help you and show you the road where you want to go. If you are lucky you even can get a free ride 
. All you need is respect them, and don’t underestimate them.
Bandung is very popular as a fashion shopping center. So that, many visitors from other cities, even foreigner love to shopping in Bandung. Bandung Shopping Center are spread almost in every area of Bandung so you can find them easily. Bandung city is known as Kota Wisata Belanja or City for Shopping, some people also call Bandung as shopping paradise. There you can find lots of bandung shopping spots. Fashion stores are growing fast, they also sell export quality products. Some of factory ourlet in Bandung sell rejected export products so you can get those product a lot cheaper than the price in the mall. Don’t worry about the quality, although it’s rejected export products but the quality is very good. The major items on sale is clothes. You can find those factory outlet around Bandung shopping area, such as Dago area (Juanda street), Cihampelas street, Cipaganti street, Riau area (Martadinata street), Bandung city square (alun-alun), and so many more. Most visitors come to Bandung for Shopping, but Bandung also very popular for culinary food. It’s also very easy to find Bandung Shopping Guide.
Below are some popular shopping center in Bandung :
Alun-alun Bandung (Bandung city square)
Bandung city square or Alun-alun is famous bandung shopping for the local tourist. there are so many shops that sell clothes, trousers, shirts, jackets, watches, food, and so well made that local and import products (available for bargain). There you also can visit a huge mosque infront of bandund shopping center..
Cihampelas Shopping Center
Cihampelas street is very famous for tourist local and international tourist. Most shops sell jeans in there, so this place is famous as the “The street of 1001 Jeans”. But now they also sell t-shirts, shirt, pants, and typical food in Bandung. There also have some factory outlets that sell the remaining clothing from export. The jeans here are mostly replica of popular jeans such as Levi’s, and so on. The Shops there is also very unique, there is a boat-shaped, there are also shops which has statues of superhero in their roof such as Superman, Batman, Rambo and so many more. If you have kids, you will have some fun with them shopping there.
Cibaduyut Shopping Center
Cibaduyut is one of Bandung shopping center. There are so many manufacturers of shoes in Cibaduyut, Bandung. They also sell replica products of popular branded shoes like Adidas, Rebook, and so on. The quality is very good. They also export their products to foreign countries such as Japan, United States, Australia, and so many more. Shopping shoes in Cibaduyut Bandung will not drain your wallet, the price of shoes in there a lot cheaper than the price of shoes sold in the mall.
Factory outlets
Most of the Factory Outlet in Bandung are located in Dago area (Juanda Street), Cihampelas street, and Riau area (Martadinata street). There you can visit one store to another store on foot. Products that they sell the remaining clothing of export. There are also several shops selling shoes and bags. The price varies, depending on its quality, starting from 50,000 Rupiah (around US$5) up to 1 million Rupiah (around US$100).
Distros (Distribution Outlets)
Distro is a new phenomenon in Bandung where a shop sells stylish products that were made by local designers. They are served as a distribution store, because these local fashion designers do not have their own marketing label yet. One thing that makes distros stand out from factory outlet is that distros come from individual designers and young entrepeneurs, while factory outlet products come from a garment factory.
Some of Bandung distros :
EAT, Jl. Trunojoyo 4, Invictus, Jl.Pager gunung 13 and Jl.Trunojoyo 6 also you can check their website www.invcts.com Ouval Research, Jl. Buah Batu 64, No Label, Jl. Sumatra 24, etc.
Note:
However, you better be careful when you are shopping in Bandung in these distros, sometimes the prices are increasing to a level almost the same as at boutique shops.
Another Bandung Shopping Centre (Mall):
Bandung ELectronic Centre (BEC)
Jl. Purnawarman
Facility: Electronic, Computer & Hand phone retails, food court.
Bandung Indah Plaza (BIP)
Jl. Merdeka
Facility: Shopping center, food court, cafe, cinema
Bandung Super Mall (BSM)
Jl. Gatot Subroto
Facility: Shopping center, food court, cafe, cinema
BE-mall
Jl. Naripan
Facility: Facility: Electronic retails, food court
Braga City Walk
Jl. Braga
Facility: Shopping center, food court, cafe, cinema
Bandung Trade Center (BTC)
Jl. Pasteur
Facility: Shopping center (available for bargain), Food court
Cihampelas Walk (Ciwalk)
Jl. Cihampelas
Facility: Shopping center, food court, cafe, cinema, billiard, nightlife
Hyper Square
Jl. Pasirkaliki
Facility: Outdoor Food court, discotheque, FO, Ruko
IBCC (Istana Building Commodities Center)
Jl. Ahmad Yani
Facility: Electronic center, Food court
Istana Plaza
Jl. Pasirkaliki and Pajajaran
Facility: Shopping center, Food court, Cafe, Ice skating
ITC Kebon Kelapa
Jl. Moh. Toha, Pungkur
Facility: Shopping center (available for bargain), Food court
Kings Shopping Center – Kepatihan
Facility: Shopping center (available for bargain), Food court, Cinema
Palaguna
Jl. Dalem Kaum
Facility: Shopping center (available for bargain)
Paris Van Java Mall
Jl. Sukajadi
Facility: Shopping center, Food court, Cafe, Cinema
Pasar Baru
Jl. Otto Iskandar Dinata
Facility: Shopping center (available for bargain), Food court
Planet Dago
Jl. Dago/Juanda
Facility: Shopping center, Bowling, Food court, Cafe
Plaza Dago
Jl. Dago/Juanda
Facility: Shopping center, Cafe, Food court, Karaoke, Billiard
Premiere
Jl. Cihampelas
Facility: Shopping center, Food court
For complete information you can visit Bandung Shopping Guide .
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