Sarasota Shopping

Shopping in Sarasota

  1. St Armand’s Circle

    St Armand’s Circle – yes, they misspelled St Amand’s name for posterity – is a fancy shopping center, surrounded by a traffic circle and packed with posh shops and cafés, that serves as the area’s social hub. John Ringling bought land on St Armand’s Key from Charles St Amand with the intention of developing it into exactly what it is today: an upscale shopping center surrounded by posh residences.

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  2. A

    Artisan’s World Marketplace

    Artisan’s World Marketplace is a nonprofit organization providing a retail outlet for artisans worldwide who live below the poverty level. For every $1200 worth of goods sold here, an artist in a developing country can work for one year and support a family of four.

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  3. B

    Main Bookshop

    Four floors of new, remaindered and used books, lots of maps, a first-rate Florida section and a nice atmosphere.

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  4. C

    Helen's Books

    A great selection of books, 30,000 comics, music and magazines.

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  5. D

    Book Bazaar/Parker’s Books

    Sells used and out-of-print books.

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  6. Circle Books

    Very friendly bookstore.

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