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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.