There are several shopping centers around Laos where both the locals and foreigners can buy all their necessities. Shopping malls provide a better shopping experience as you can get all your requirements in one go. Here are some of the shopping centers you can find in Laos.
Talat Sao Shopping Mall
It is a shopping mall and morning market in Vientiane, located right in the heart of the city. The morning market opens daily from 7 am to 4 pm. The market is very popular with tourists.
The market consists of many small shops, restaurants, fruit and vegetable vendors, jewelry, musical instrument shops, electronic shops, home appliances, housewares, and grocery shops. Travelers can get anything at this market.
The outdoor section has narrow walkways that are lined with market styled souvenir stalls. The mall spans 5 floors with other facilities such as housing shops, banks, and currency exchange shops. There is also an arcade, a food court, and a cinema.
Vientiane Centre Lao
This is a shopping mall in Vientiane. Here you can find a cinema (Cineplex), some food courts, and several shops. It is a one-stop-shop where travelers can find a variety of products in one place without having to travel further.
At present, the mall has become the leading retail and shopping, business, financial, and exhibition center in Laos.
ITECC Shopping Mall
This is a mall with a variety of shops selling a wide variety of products. The 1st floor is mostly filled with cafes, small shops, and restaurants, The 2nd floor has restaurants but also have other stores such as a watch store.
The 3rd floor has cosmetics, clothes, makeup, a salon, and a toy store, to mention but a few. One familiar place you will find is hard rock café. ITEC Mall is an 8- story building with an area of over 63 505 square meters.
Located in Vientiane Capital, it provides space rental services for the sale of goods, services and has space for various events, from small to large events.
ITEC Mall is the largest shopping mall in Lao PDR, is fully developed to make the mall more of a shopping center, a center for real life, with an emphasis on greater public participation. There is a large food court with more than 40 restaurants. There are also duty-free shops for foreigners.
"I enjoy shopping and I found it affordable but some of the clothes are definitely not of the highest quality." - Hassan from Turkey