Shopping

Greater Richmond brims with cutting-edge malls to quaint shops and boutiques. Stony Point Fashion Park and Short Pump Town Center – these two upscale fashion draws opened in 2003.

Stony Point – is a WiFi hot spot.  Stores featured are Dillard’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and Dick’s Sporting Goods, along with an eclectic mix of smaller retailers.

Dillard’s, Hecht’s, and Nordstrom are Short Pump’s anchor stores, in addition to shops like Fink’s Jewelers and Jacardi Paris for kids.

Chesterfield Town Center, anchored by Dillard’s, Hecht’s, Sears, JC Penney, has more than 140 shops and boutiques.

Regency Square Mall has Hecht’s, JC Penney, and Sears plus shops like Crabtree & Evelyn to Sephora.

The Shops, at Willow Lawn, has more than 100 shops and small merchants.

Designer shops abound near Richmond’s Libbie and Grove Avenues. Richmond’s Carytown, attracts legions of bargain hunters, yields more than 10 blocks of galleries, eateries, and kitschy specialty gift stores like Mongrel and World of Mirth, the latter described by owners as “Dr. Seuss meets Pee Wee’s Playhouse.”

For homegrown shopping experiences, downtown’s historic 17th Street Farmers Market (operating since 1737, and open Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from May through October), provides ripe regional fare amid a place to mix with locals. Ellwood Thompson’s Natural Market, on Thompson Street, stocks organic foods and cruelty free personal care items.