Stay close

For Caitlin Lemish and Al Mawer, the city is vital for keeping up old habits and staying connected while adjusting to their new lives as parents.

When making it 10 years in retail means you haven’t sold out

Cult skate shop Twenty Fifty-Two opened its first store in 2010 and has always put the wellbeing of their customers at the core of their business.

Buy less, get more – shop local!

Great cities have thriving and vibrant retail offerings. Here we've collated the city's best local and independent retailers for your easy browsing.

Twenty Fifty-Two moves aboveground

Cult skate shop Twenty Fifty-Two has stepped out from its underground Hindley Street space and into a new shopfront on the up-and-coming Young Street.

Scuffed

People of every age and gender have stood and sailed through this city on seven-or-so sheets of Canadian maple. Some have made money off them, most spend money on them, and all have spent time seeking a skateboard's reward.

CityMag’s Considerate Christmas 2018

Support owner-operated stores, buy locally made things, and avoid giving needless clutter this Christmas with CityMag's considerate gift guide (featuring Lucia's pasta sauce in bulk).

Made in Adelaide

How a collaboration between a high-end skate store and a national skate label somehow became all about the importance of keeping alive Adelaide’s garment industry.

Twenty Fifty Two x Pass-Port release

City Gift Guide 2017

Buy your Christmas gifts locally this year, and get some beautiful things made and sold by Adelaide makers and movers.