Resembling a pearl in the North, Dalian is the paradise for shopping. The shopping centers in Dalian are mainly in the downtown areas, consisting of two business circles, a shopping street in Tianjin Road, and Qingniwa Bridge, which connects Department Stores via Shengli Square. Other business streets are Xi'an Road, Peace Square, Renmin Road, and others. The shopping centers are Dalian Shopping Center, Qinlin Store For Females, Dashang Store for Males, Mycal Shopping Center, Underground of Shengli Bridge, Friendship Shopping Mall, Parkson Shopping Center, New Mart Shopping Center, New World Department Store, Jiuguang Department Store, "One-Hundred Year Shopping Mall", Lianyang Department Store, New World of Good Oshin, Roosevelt Shopping Center, Jinhui Shopping Mall, Peace Square, Qiansheng Department Store, Xintian Department Store, No.2 Department Store, Wal-Mart Underground Store. Yujing Shopping Center is now under construction. Time Square and Square for Luxury Products are high-end commercial centers, with Henglong Plaza as the biggest business center in Northeast. In addition, some other integrated shopping centers are Shangri-La Shopping Mall, Small Commodity Wholesale Market, Shuangxing Shopping Center, 27 Plaza, Friendship Meilin, Wangfujing Dalian branch. In addition, some large integrated supermarkets are Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Metro, Tesco, Trust-Mart, and Beijing Hualian. Large supermarkets for special purposes are Ikea, Decathlon and B&Q.

Buying some specialty of different kinds, such as the "eight treasures in the sea", soft-centered candy with red prawns, Jonathan apples, golden peaches, Dalian cherries, shell carving crafts, glassware and embroideries, are a must while shopping in Dalian. Representing the value of a large shell, it also uses sophisticated shells to wear with a few small accessories. Buying some beautiful crafts made of scallops and conches for houses brings freshness to the families.

September is good for those who enjoy buying clothes; they may find garments shown in International Garments Fair. In addition, a promotional activity, "Shopping in Dalian in Winter" falls between November and Next January, when people may get lots of discounts. Moreover, they can enjoy the colorful artistic performances.