The Best Department Stores in Brisbane
Brisbane department stores are an integral component of its shopping scene, offering an assortment of food, beauty, electronics and related services such as pharmacy visits, dry cleaner visits and cell phone repair shops.
QueensPlaza boasts Australia’s acclaimed department store, David Jones. Situated at the heart of Sydney city center, this glitzy multi-level center is home to iconic international brands.
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Queen Street Mall
Take part in retail therapy at Queen Street Mall, a pedestrian mall in the city center that boasts 700 retailers and attracts over 26 million visitors a year. Home to big fashion brands such as Myer, David Jones, H&M and Uniqlo as well as local boutiques and shops like Myer Boutique; Queen Street Mall also hosts numerous eateries and bars and is within walking distance from popular tourist spots such as Brisbane City Hall and Treasury Casino.
Brisbane Arcade boasts three levels, filled with local artisan jewellers and boutiques; Tattersall’s Arcade features luxurious designer stores; both are easily accessible by both car and public transport, hosting numerous events throughout the year.
Queen Street Mall features several major malls such as Myer Centre, Wintergarden, Broadway on the Mall, MacArthur Centre and Queens Plaza as well as numerous shopping centres and arcades with smaller retailers spread out among them.
QueensPlaza
Queen Street Mall, Edward Street and Adelaide Street form an iconic trifecta of Brisbane streets for residents to gather. PDT Architects created this project as an opportunity to make shopping an interactive and visually interesting experience for customers.
The result was a series of carefully programmed spaces that interlocked like puzzle pieces to maximize use of an extremely limited urban footprint. A welcoming entry plaza, verdant plantings, passive lawns, active play equipment, parkour beams and porch swings create places of rest and relaxation while active play equipment encourages physical activity – evoking backyard vibes as much as possible.
On the ground level, you’ll find David Jones as well as high end fashion stores such as Balenciaga, Hermes, Hugo Boss and Montblanc. QueensPlaza has recently undergone renovation and now features a restaurant that overlooks Queen Street as well as notable retailers like two Cotton On megastores Rebel Sport Lush and Jo Mercer on level 1 Queen Street frontage as well as Citigold Bradley Jewellery Stones Diamond Ring Specialists jewellers.
Oxford Street
Oxford Street offers some of the finest high street brands and department stores in the UK, such as Selfridges, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and House of Fraser. There’s also plenty of options for dining out – fast-food chains like Pret A Manger to fine dining establishments like The Cumberland are just a few examples of its great shopping experience.
Oxford Street in Bulimba’s deluxe retail precinct provides an array of boutique and luxury independent boutiques that will satisfy all your fashion cravings. Here, you can find anything from carefully curated fashion and homewares, exquisite beauty offerings and niche Australian labels such as Calexico, Camargue and Maryons Shoes; or Wolf & Ordnance which provides luxurious linens and stunning jewellery pieces.
Make sure to stop by Flower on Oxford for beautiful bouquets or Riverbend Books’ award-winning books, or if you have children with you take them to Crackerjack Toys to find educational, handcrafted toys perfect for indoor and outdoor adventures!
Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly (often abbreviated Indro) is an eclectic suburb located along Brisbane’s western corridor. The name may have come from either of two local Aboriginal words, “gully of leeches” and yindurupilly, respectively.
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is one of Queensland’s largest and premier destinations for premium retail. Surrounded by numerous restaurants, pubs and relaxed bistros – not to mention golfing, playing tennis and watching movies at its cinemas – Indooroopilly also provides plenty of activities like these that will keep shoppers occupied for days!
Indooroopilly is located less than six kilometers from the CBD, making it a popular location among professionals and students alike. As home to the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus and offering numerous schools for the local children to attend, Indooroopilly has long been sought-after as a residential area and investment opportunity due to its great school catchments as well as its affordable apartment blocks with promising returns – creating an idyllic suburban oasis filled with jacaranda trees and Moreton Bay fig trees that fill its streets and avenues!
