Shenzhen is famed as a "shopping paradise," featuring both international luxury brands and local products. Diners can easily find Western cuisine and local street food.

With a developed retailing network, there are more than 150,000 retail outlets, covering a floor space of more than 18 million square meters. There are more than 500 stores with a floor space of more than  5,000 square meters. National top retail chains like China Resources Vanguard, Wal-Mart, A-Best, Ren Ren Le, Rainbow, AEON, Minrun and ParknShop have all set up headquarters in Shenzhen.