Shopping

From serious power shopping at The Woodlands Mall and Market Street, to neighborhood shopping at the nearby village centers, The Woodlands is a shopper’s paradise. In Town Center, the ‘downtown’ of The Woodlands, The Woodlands Mall offers more than 200 retailers in both indoor and outdoor settings. Inside the mall, there are five popular department stores – Dillard’s, Macy’s, Sears, Forever 21 and JCPenney, in addition to an extensive list of popular apparel and specialty shops, like Ann Taylor, Talbot’s, Coach, Banana Republic, Abercrombie & Fitch, Chico’s, the Apple store, Sony Style and many more.

The indoor-outdoor lifestyle area leads to a turning basin on The Woodlands Waterway®, where you can hop aboard a Waterway Cruiser to travel to other attractions in Town Center. The lifestyle area features boutique shopping at Anthropologie, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble, Urban Outfitters and other great shops. Trendy restaurants like PF Chang’s China Bistro, Brio Tuscan Grille, and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar feature indoor and outdoor seating on The Waterway.

Nearby in Town Center, there’s the 34-acre “Main Street-styled” Market Street, a popular shopping, dining and special event venue. Here, you can stroll along and enjoy leisurely shopping at places like Brooks Brothers, Tiffany's, Sur La Table, Maggie’s, Borders, Charming Charlie's, and Z Gallerie. When you get hungry, you can choose from casual fare like Potbelly’s and Chipotle or la Madeleine and Café Express. Eateries like Tommy Bahama’s Restaurant & Bar and Jasper’s lend a note of sophistication to dining on Market Street’s Central Park, where jazz concerts and other community events add to the festive atmosphere. There’s also HEB Woodlands Market, where fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery goods are a specialty.

In the Pinecroft Center near The Woodlands Mall, large stores like Academy Sports & Outdoors, Target, Toys ‘r’ Us, Marshalls Mega Store, Best Buy, Cost Plus World Market, Ulta and Office Max combine with smaller retailers in one convenient location.

And of course, there’s the convenience of shopping for groceries and other necessities at your own village center. Almost every village has one, and they all offer great grocery stores, drug stores, dry cleaners, gift shops, restaurants and professional offices, so if Fido needs to visit the vet, it’s only a short drive away.

If you’re into shopping, you’ll find a lot in store for you in The Woodlands!