Editing Leicester (section)

===Shopping===
[[File:Leicester City Centre.jpg|thumb|Main city centre shopping area]]
The city centre has two large shopping malls – [[Highcross Leicester]] and the [[Haymarket Shopping Centre]]. The Haymarket Shopping Centre opened in 1974 and has two levels of shopping, multi-storey parking for up to 500 cars, a bus station and is home to the [[Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)|Haymarket Theatre]]. Highcross Leicester opened in 2008 after work to redevelop "The Shires Centre" was completed at a cost of £350&nbsp;million (creating 120 stores, 15 restaurants, a cinema, 110,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> of shopping space).

St Martin's Square and the Leicester Lanes area has numerous designer and specialist shops; several of the city's Victorian arcades are located in the same neighbourhood. [[Leicester Market]] is the largest outdoor covered market in Europe.<ref>William, David (2010) ''Life in the United Kingdom: The Land and the People'', New Africa Press, {{ISBN|978-9987160174}}, p. 230 [https://books.google.com/books?id=Rx3ATOg_MSoC&q=leicester%20market] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002181929/https://books.google.com/books?id=Rx3ATOg_MSoC&q=leicester%20market|date=2 October 2023}}</ref> It central feature, the [[Leicester Corn Exchange]], has been converted into a public house.<ref>{{NHLE|desc= Corn Exchange|num=1361417|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>

Central Leicester is the location for several [[department store]]s including [[John Lewis Partnership|John Lewis]], [[Debenhams]].

The [[Golden Mile (Leicester)|Golden Mile]] is the name given to a stretch of Belgrave Road renowned for its authentic Indian restaurants, [[sari]] shops, and [[jeweller]]s; the [[Diwali]] celebrations in Leicester are focused on this area and are the largest outside the sub-continent.<ref>Panesar, Jeevan (13 October 2006); "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2005/10/26/al_diwali_feature.shtml Diwali in Leicester] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016224550/http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2005/10/26/al_diwali_feature.shtml |date=16 October 2011 }}, BBC, Accessed 25 January 2011.</ref>