All Shopping & Retail

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18 shops, markets and wholesale districts — Downtown LA’s retail is mostly specialist and district-based rather than mall-based, and knowing which district you want matters more than knowing which shop.

Where they cluster. The Jewelry District holds 5, including the St. Vincent Jewelry Center, Icing On The Ring, WatchGuys, Sam’s Jewelry & Watch Repair and Time-Tec Watch Service Center — buying and repair in the same few blocks. The Fashion District holds 3 fabric and wholesale operations: Michael Levine, Inc., Blue Moon Fabrics and the California Market Center. The Flower District holds 3, including the Original Los Angeles Flower Market and the Southern California Flower Market, both of which open before dawn. Little Tokyo has Kinokuniya and Rafu Bussan. The Historic Core has The Last Bookstore.

How to browse. Decide what you are buying first. Fabric, trim and wholesale garments — Fashion District. Jewellery, watches, repairs — Jewelry District. Flowers and floral supply — Flower District, early. Books — The Last Bookstore, or Now Serving in Grand Central Market for cookbooks. General shopping under one roof — FIGat7th, The Bloc, or ROW DTLA.

Related: Little Tokyo: where to eat, shop and explore · Things to do in Downtown LA

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Sam’s Jewelry & Watch Repair

A jeweler and watch-repair shop at 6th and Hill in the Jewelry District, run by master goldsmith Sam Boktor. It
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Time-Tec Watch Service Center

A watch repair and service center in the Jewelry District, on the second floor at 635 South Hill Street, specializing
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Blue Moon Fabrics

A fabric and textile store on Maple Avenue in the Fashion District, open since 1999, specializing in stretch fabrics, sequins
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Icing On The Ring

A family-owned jeweler specializing in engagement rings and custom fine jewelry, in Suite 316 of the California Jewelry Mart on
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Southern California Flower Market

The Southern California Flower Market on Maple Avenue in the Flower District, a working wholesale flower and plant market founded
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Floral Supply Syndicate

A floral supply and decorative-packaging store on Wall Street inside the Los Angeles Flower Market, part of the Floral Supply
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Michael Levine, Inc.

A long-running fabric and textile store on Maple Avenue in the Fashion District, known for a wide selection of apparel
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Rafu Bussan, Inc.

A Japanese homeware and gift shop in Honda Plaza on East 2nd Street in Little Tokyo, in business for more
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Original Los Angeles Flower Market

The Original Los Angeles Flower Market on Wall Street in the Flower District, a working wholesale and public flower market
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Kinokuniya Los Angeles

The Los Angeles flagship of Kinokuniya, the Japanese bookstore chain, in Little Tokyo. It carries Japanese and English books, manga,