When we heard that there was a proposal to turn the People’s Palace into a luxury shopping mall, we were momentarily shocked as to the authenticity of that claim, but then laughed as we realized that makes perfect sense in a city that claims to be adding 14 additional malls by 2012. As of todays’ date, they [local economists] are considering that...

About 6 months ago I stumbled upon a website for what was or is to be called the “Colosseum” on the North Side of Bucharest. It will be the biggest mall with a immense list of amenities. I thought that when AFI Mall had opened up, that was what all the hype about, and it had just “changed names”. However that is apparently not the case....

If you’re like me, you always need to take a tour of the finer boutiques and check out the prices…Take a stroll down Victoriei to start, near the Hyatt and the new Radisson to spot some trendy boutique shops. There is a new mall over near the Ikea at Baneasa, probably the most American style mall around here, but it seems to be pretty deserted during...