Ten Stores to Shop While on a Philadelphia Day Trip

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Sandwiched between NYC and DC, Philadelphia—and its shopping scene—faces some stiff competition. So how does the City of Brotherly Love manage to stand its ground? First, it uppercuts with a lineup of indie boutiques, the likes of which you won't find anywhere else. Then, a right jab delivers a 2.4 million-square-foot mall that boasts more retail space than any other shopping attraction in America.

Maybe not a total KO, but Philly is a definite East Coast heavyweight. Here, Racked Philly Editor Julie Davis shares ten of her region's shopping destinations that put Philadelphia retail on the map.

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