The City of Troy, Michigan is an abundance of shopping centers, strip-malls and malls for anyone who considers themselves a heavy shopper. Everywhere you drive strip-malls pop up with pretty much just about any kind of store you can imagine. It is not hard at all to find some good quality places to shop in the this city, although a little guidance about what’s out there never hurts.
Troy, Michigan has two malls, Somerset Mall located off of Big Beaver Rd. and Coolidge Rd. or Oakland Mall off of 14 Mile and John. R. Rd. Somerset contains some more high-end stores including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and Marshall Field’s. The mall is beautifully built with three floors and a skyline in between that separates the mall into two different parts. The mall makes you feel of quite importance with it’s marble flooring and columns along with its never ending sky-lights. Somerset also offers wonderful restaurants including J. Alexander’s, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, McCormick and Schmick’s and The Capital Grille. For more information on Somerset and all it has to offer check out the website at http://www.thesomersetcollection.com/. There is also a food court available for those who aren’t wanting to splurge on an expensive and fancy dinner.
Oakland Mall in Troy, Michigan is much more family-oriented where Somerset is better for hard-core shoppers and diners. This mall has an arcade and a play area for small children which is great for shopping moms. It offers a club called “The Giggle Gang” for children under 10. The giggle gang offers you a cool button, surprises on your birthday, and the official Giggle Gang newsletter which tells you about all the happenings going on for kids at the mall. Another great thing this mall offers is a walking club for those interested in walking at the mall. A great way to get a workout in and check out some of your favorite stores at the same time! Marshall Field’s is about as posh as it gets at this mall with your usual mall stores including American Eagle’s Outfitters, Bath and Body Works, along with an array of shore stores and salons. It is a much more practical mall to take a family to and definitely targeted more towards a family budget than Somerset Mall. There is a food court at this mall as well yet it is much smaller then the one at Somerset Mall. Visit www.Oaklandmall.com for more information.
If strip malls are more your thing then you have plenty in the area to choose from. The website
http://detroit.citysearch.com/yellowpages/directory/Detroit_MI/110/478/page1.html offers many of these shopping centers and malls right at your fingertips for location, feedback and ratings. It is targeted towards the metro-Detroit area yet makes it easy for finding shopping areas right here in Troy. It is a good website if you are stuck between two different stores that you have in mind and need a little guidance to help you pick and choose. With today’s gas rates many shoppers are trying to drive as little distance as possible, the website being helpful with showing you how many miles you must drive.
The Nordstrom Rack is a great store for shoppers who like the high-end quality of Somerset yet have the budget more targeted for Oakland Mall. This store offers discounted and discontinued products including designer clothing for both men and women, shoes, baby items, jewelry, makeup and perfume. Belts, purses and accessories are also offered. The store is located off of Rochester Rd. and Big Beaver Rd. For more information on the Nordstrom Rack check out http://about.nordstrom.com/ourstores/rackstores/about.asp.
As you can see there are lots of opportunities for great shopping in the city of Troy. Whether you are wealthy and want to splurge over at Saks Fifth Avenue at Somerset Mall, or are more interested in checking out some of the less-costly, more family-targeted stores at Oakland Mall, there really is a little something for everyone.
