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The Shopping News: Paris
5/5How buying food in Paris is not just for the tastebuds, but also a serious part of culture

Tirana
4/5Joanna Robertson on buying dreams of wealth in Tirana in the aftermath of communism.

Berlin
3/5How shopping for toys in Berlin reveals an attitude to childhood that is unique to Germany

New York
2/5Joanna Robertson on how book-shopping in New York can be about intellectual validation.

Rome
1/5Joanna Robertson argues that when Romans go shopping they buy into a local identity.