Below are some Prague department stores. The opening times are subject to change. Please check the store website for current information.

Bílá labuť (The White Swan)

The Bílá labuť department store is a sad reminder of what shopping used to be like in Czechoslovakia of the 1970s and 1980s. Back then, the Na Poříčí store with its revolving swan above the entrance was the trendy place to shop. Today, the depressing, ugly building stands almost forgotten. The reason to go there is not to shop, but to transport oneself back in time. The store at the top of Wenceslas Square is at a better location and seems in better shape. Its supermarket stays open until 11 p.m. daily.

Two locations:

Address: Na Poříčí 23, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro B to Náměstí Republiky or tram 3, 8, 24 or 26 to Bílá labuť
Hours: 9.00 - 20.00 (Mon-Fri), 9.00 - 18.00 (Sat), 10.00 - 18.00 (Sun)
Website: www.bilalabut.cz

Address: Václavské náměstí 59, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro A/C to Muzeum
Hours: 9.00 - 20.00 (Mon-Fri), 9.00 - 18.00 (Sat), 10.00 - 18.00 (Sun), grocery store: 7.00 - 23.00 (Mon-Fri), 8.00 - 23.00 (Sat-Sun)
Website: www.bilalabut.cz

Debenhams

The British department store opened in 2004 at a prominent location in the middle of Wenceslas Square.

Address: Václavské nám 21, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro A/B to Můstek or A/C to Muzeum
Hours: 9.00 - 20.00 (Mon-Sat), 10.00 - 20.00 (Sun)
Website: www.debenhams.com, www.debenhams.cz

Kotva (The Anchor)

Another remnant of socialist Czechoslovakia, the Kotva seems to be doing relatively well. It will probably suffer a heavy blow when the new Palladium shopping center opens almost across the street from the Kotva (scheduled to open in the fall of 2007).

Address: Náměstí Republiky 8, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro B to Náměstí Republiky
Hours: 9.00 - 20.00 (Mon-Fri), 10.00 - 19.00 (Sat), 10.00 - 18.00 (Sun)
Website: www.od-kotva.cz

Marks & Spencer

The British chain opened in Prague relatively soon after the fall of communism. It started in the Myslbek Shopping Gallery on Na Příkopě and later moved to Wenceslas Square where it can be found now. The store offers an unexciting range of clothing and overpriced housewares and foods.

Address: Václavské náměstí 36, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro A/B to Můstek or A/C to Muzeum
Hours: 9.30 - 20.00 (Mon-Fri), 10.00 - 19.00 (Sat), 10.30 - 19.00 (Sun)
Website: www.marksandspencer.cz

Tesco

Tesco has been in Prague for many years. The first store replaced Kmart on Národní třída. Today, Tesco has eight locations in Prague (some of them are open 24 hours a day) and is represented in every region of the Czech Republic.

Address: Národní třída 26, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro B to Národní třída
Hours: 8.00 - 21.00 / supermarket 7.00 - 22.00 (Mon-Fri), 9.00 - 20.00 / supermarket 8.00 - 21.00 (Sat), 10.00 - 20.00 / supermarket 9.00 - 20.00 (Sun)
Website: www.itesco.cz, Home delivery service: www.tesco-shop.cz