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The state of Pennsylvania has no sales tax on clothing or shoes and sales tax on other goods is only 7%, so shopping is a big attraction for visitors to Philadelphia. Center City has hundreds of clothing and jewellery stores. The granddaddy of them all is the John Wanamaker building, on 13th Street and Market Street, now occupied by Lord & Taylor. The enormous Grand Court is crowned by a 30,000-pipe organ, which is played daily at 11.15 and 17.15. Another Philadelphia institution is Strawbridge's department store, on Eighth Street and Market Street. South Street has several blocks of funky, eclectic shops and boutiques, while Fabric Row, on Fourth Street, between Bainbridge Street and Catherine Street, offers fabulous fabric stores. 69th Street district is a multicultural shopping mecca. West Chester is one of Suburban Philadelphia's best-kept shopping secrets. The beautiful and quaint neighborhoods make it a great day trip destination.
The Gallery at Market East is the nation's largest enclosed urban shopping centre. The Shops at Liberty Place, 16th Street and Chestnut Street, and The Bourse, 111 South Independence Mall East, are two other large shopping centres boasting gourmet foods and restaurants as well as shops. Rittenhouse Row is the city's upmarket shopping and dining district.
Shoppers come from all over the East Coast to the enormous King of Prussia Mall, 24km west of the city, on North Gulph Road. The shopping complex encompasses The Plaza and The Court, with eight major department stores and 365 speciality stores, including upmarket names like Versace, Hermes and Tiffany. Franklin Mills, 26km from Center City, at 1455 Franklin Mills Circle, is a huge factory outlet mall with more than 200 stores selling name brands at 20-70% discounts.
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