Shopping (Geneva)

Whatever your interests, your budget, your needs or the gifts you want to buy, you’ll find countless boutiques and department stores in Geneva. Let us guide you and create your own tailor-made shopping experience!

Food shops

Supermarkets

Opening hours: shops are generally open Monday to Friday from 8.30-9.00 to 18.30-19.00 and on Saturdays until 17.30-18.00. There are late-night openings on Thursdays.

At Cornavin station, Eaux-Vives station and the airport, you’ll find shops open 7/7.

The 2 main supermarket chains are MIGROS (does not sell alcohol nor cigarettes) and COOP.
Coop online shopping
Migros online shopping (French only)

Other chains include :

• discount shops such as Lidl and Denner
• wholesale products at Aligro
• a delicatessen in Manor and Globus department stores
• a covered market for fresh produce and refined delicatessen at Les Halles de Rive.

In neighbouring France:

• Ain (01): Val Thoiry, Carrefour, Leclerc.
• Haute Savoie (74): Shopping Etrembières, Géant Annemasse.

Fresh produce markets

In Geneva and Carouge:

Find market days and locations on Geneva website:
https://www.genevemarches.ch/

In neighbouring France:

Divonne and Annecy markets are worth a visit on Sunday mornings.
Find days and times of markets in neighbouring France on the following web page:
https://www.jours-de-marche.fr/

Local producers

The Lake Geneva region supports local agricultural production and short distribution channels. Genève Terroir : Genève Région – Terre Avenir (GRTA) is a label that identifies agricultural products from the Geneva region.

A few addresses :

• Eating locally in Geneva: addresses and suggestions
• Union maraîchère de Genève: direct sales and shops in Geneva
• Bio Vaud: list of organic producers in the canton of Vaud
• Delivery of local products:
  www.magictomato.ch (available in English)
  www.uglyfruits.ch (available in English)

Shopping areas and centers

Geneva shopping opportunities are concentrated in the “lower streets” (at the foot of the Old Town): around the Rue du Rhône (luxury shops), and in the Rue de la Confédération, Rue du Marché and Rue de la Croix-d’Or. The Old Town, with its antique shops, art galleries and typical bistros, is also well worth exploring.

Department stores in the city center:

• Bon Génie : place du Marché 34
• Globus : rue du Rhône 50
• Manor : rue de Cornavin 6

Main shopping centers around Geneva:

• Balexert
• La Praille (Acacias)
• M Parc (Carouge)
• Chavannes-de-Bogis (Vaud)
• Meyrin shopping centre with Coop and Migros

In France :

• Val Thoiry in Thoiry (01)
• Etrembières shopping centre, near Annemasse (74)

And for home furnishings (in ascending order of budget) :

• Conforama: in Meyrin or Chavannes de Bogis
• Ikea: in Vernier (airport) or Aubonne
• Micasa and Livique: in Carouge
• Pfister: in Meyrin