On the fashionable streets of Old Québec shopping has a European tinge. The boutiques and specialty shops clustered along narrow streets such as rue du Petit-Champlain, and rues de Buade and St-Jean in the Latin Quarter, are like trips back in time.
Prices in Québec City tend to be on a par with those in Montréal and other North American cities. The city's main attractions for shoppers have been antiques, furs, and works by local artisans. Sales are usually advertised in both of Québec City's daily French-language newspapers, Le Soleil and Le Journal de Québec.
Stores are generally open Monday-Wednesday 9:30-5:30, Thursday and Friday until 9, Saturday until 5, and Sunday noon-5. In summer most shops have later evening hours.