Souvenirs
Karstadt Sport
Official merchandise for World Cup 2006 or Hanover 96 soccer team is sold in Karstadt Sport in Kröpcke.
Souvenirs of the city Hanover can be easily bought at the Tourism Office.
Shopping
Horstman & Sander
In krã¶pcke georgstr., direction to steintor is a great shop for leather goods and good quality bags ranging from coin purses to backpacks to extra large suitcases.
Rossmann
And douglas provide most body care products. rossmann also offers a good and cheap photo printing service. there is a rossmann shop right in the central station.
SportScheck
For sports equipments go to SportScheck or Karstadt Sport.
Hugendubel
Check Hugendubel in Kröpcke for popular English books. Another large bookstore is Lehmanns in Georg Strasse near Steintor.
Galerie Luise
For elegant boutiques, Galerie Luise Luisenstr. is the best option.
Galeria Kaufhof
Big department stores such as Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt can be found in Kröpcke.
Right next to the Central Station there is a huge mall called Ernst August Gallerie.
There is a supermarket Lidl in the Central Station. It is the only one open on Sundays. A larger supermarket open 24/6 except Sundays Kaufland is right next to the Central Station - behind the Central Bus Station at the other side of the Station if you are walking from the city center.
flea market
A flea market located along the Leine River takes place every Saturday, 7AM-4PM. However, it's dominated by electronic goods and overpriced "antiques". Watch out for pickpockets.