Sydney offers fantastic shopping opportunities.  It does not matter what you are looking for, you are sure to find it!  Most shops are open between 9am - 5:30pm on weekdays and weekends but on Thursday, you can do late night shopping until 9pm.  Almost all outlets accept the major credit cards like AMEX, Diners, MC, Visa and some city stores will accept JCB cards.  You can also use Maestro or Cirrus electronic network debit cards in most stores.

Oxford Street

Shop for the latest fashions and accessories, books, gifts, artworks, homewares, deli goods and fresh food on Oxford Street.  This buzzing thoroughfare is at its best on Saturdays, when the long-running Paddington Markets feature dozens of stalls offering clothing, gourmet foods, plants, books and handcrafted goods, as well as live entertainment and delicious food.

Pitt Street Mall

Pitt Street Mall is Australia's busiest and most cosmopolitan shopping precinct boasting retail centres Glasshouse, Skygarden, Imperial Arcade, Mid City Centre, Sydney Central Plaza, Sydney Arcade, Westfield Centrepoint and The Strand Arcade.  With more than 600 specialty stores, Myer, and David Jones, all within two city blocks you are almost certain to find something to fit your style and budget.

The Queen Victoria Building

The Queen Victoria Building was a purpose built shopping centre opened in 1898 celebrating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.  In recent years the building was largely neglected and fell in to a state of disrepair until the early 1980's when the Centre was painstakingly restored to its original grandeur.  Today the QVB is one of the most stunning examples of Victorian architecture in Sydney. The Centre now houses a superb collection of 190 designer label and specialty stores and excellent eateries.  The QVB occupies a full block along George Street between Town Hall and Market Street.