For a town which is - after all - not very big, Lucerne has a surprisingly wide range of shopping options. If you're buying watches, Lucerne can match or even top most larger destinations. But there is also an impressive range of fashion boutiques, some well stocked with the international luxury brands, while others focus on lesser known, carefully chosen Swiss and international designers. Being Switzerland, chocolates and other fine food products are well represented too.

The two major shopping areas are in the old town between Schwanenplatz on the lake and Mühlenplatz to the west, and in the Neustadt (the 'new town') between the railway station and Hirschengraben street.