You’ll find branches of just about all the main retail chains in Veldstraat and Lange Munt. If you venture off the ‘beaten track’ you’ll come across the smaller boutiques, in Volderstraat, Henegouwenstraat and Mageleinstraat, for example.
Near St James’ Church and in the Baudelostraat you can pick up lovely secondhand items for a song. Discover art and antiques in Steendam and Burgstraat.
There are shopping centres here too. Walk down Vlaanderenstraat to the modern Shopping Centre Ghent South on Wilsonplein (Wilson Square), opposite the public library.