Lots of specialist outlets, clothes and home furnishing boutiques, wine-shops and department stores – the charming old-town quarter in the city of Schaffhausen is both a charming and a lively place for shopping. Shopping malls on the outskirts of town extend the retail experience even further. Outside of the city, major centres such as Neuhausen, Beringen, Thayngen or Stein am Rhein also have a good range of shopping facilities. In outlying villages, you will also find shops catering for life’s daily necessities.
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In Schaffhausen shopping is not only varied but also convenient – from morning to night. Below you will find a list with the common opening times. For specialist shops, it’s worth checking the exact opening hours.
| 08.30 am - 06.30 pm | From Monday to Friday most shops are open. |
| Late opening | Every Thursday until 08.00 pm (mainly department stores). |
| Saturday | Until 04.00 pm (some until 05.00 pm), various shops close at 02.00 pm. |
| Shopping malls | Shopping malls outside the city centre are usually open Monday to Friday until 08.00 pm, Saturdays until 05.00 pm. |
| Markets | Farmers’ products, groceries etc. Open every Tuesday and Saturday from 07.00 am - 11.00 am in the city of Schaffhausen (Vordergasse). |
| «Farmer’s market» | Farmers‘ market, where you can buy direct from the source and find the freshest products as well as local specialities (head for the Feuerwehrdepot, on Kirchhofplatz). Every Friday from 09.00 am - 12.00 am and 01.30 pm - 05.30 pm. Every Saturday from 08.00 am - 12.00 am. |