Hip in Detroit's 2024 Guide to Shopping Local

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This holiday season, as you shop for gifts for others or for yourself, we encourage you to check out at least one small business that you haven't visited before. The Metro Detroit area has a plethora of great businesses that make shopping small easy and fun. We're sure you probably already have your favorite shops that you plan to stop by this holiday season, but if you check out a few new ones, you might find the perfect gift that you didn't even know was on your list!

We've curated a list of great shops in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs that will make your holiday shopping more fun and enjoyable. By shopping small, rather than just online or at big box stores, you'll not only find unique gifts, but you'll also help to keep someone's dream of owning their own business alive. 

Although this list might narrow things down a bit when it comes to shopping local, it is quite the long list. So, we've added this key that will help you narrow down which store might carry what you're looking for!

Key: B=Bikes C=Clothing F=Food H=Home Goods J=Jewelry

M=Music Equipment

P=Pet Supplies R=Records  S=Fun Stuff  T=Toys X=Skateboards V=Vintage W=Wellness/Beauty

George Gregory - Detroit

Detroit

Boro C

Busted Bra Shop C

City Bird CHJST

Coup D'état CJ

Detroit Dye House aka Brightly Twisted C

Detroit is the New Black C

Detroit Urban Artifacts VHS

Eldorado General Store HJSW

Flamingo Vintage VCJS

George Gregory C

Good Neighbor CJ

Henry The Hatter C

The Lip Bar W

Mama Coo's Boutique VCH

Metropolis Cycles B

Nest HS

NoJo Kicks C

Old Soul Vintage VCS

Peacock Room CJ

POST HS

Shinola Detroit Store BCJ

SMPLFD C

Third Man Records RCS

Three Thirteen C

Third Wave Music M

Urbanum HJW

Vault of Midnight S

DeVries - 3rd Floor - Eastern Market

Eastern Market

Cyberoptix TieLab C

DETROIT VS EVERYBODY® C

DeVries & Co. FCHST

Germack F

Vintage Eastern Market VCHS

Wabi Sabi 313 VC

Well Done Goods CS

Hamtramck

Book Suey S

Detroit Threads CR

Joy Thrift VC

Rat Queen Vintage VC

Showtime C

Tekla Vintage VCJ

Public Thrift VC

Not Sorry Goods - Ferndale

Ferndale

Bath Savvy W

Beatnix on 9 CJ

Boston Tea Room HJW

Detroit City Skateboards X

Downtown Ferndale Bike Shop B

Elaine B Jewelry J

Found Sound R

Green Daffodil W

Hook and Eye C

John K. King Books North S

Loose Cannon Flagship CS

Margaux & Max VCJ

Maestros Dog Haus P

Modern Natural Baby S

Not Sorry Goods VCJS

Olive's Bloombox S

The Rocket FS

Vogue Vintage VCHJS

Saffron - Downtown Royal Oak

Royal Oak

Blick Art Materials S

Burn Rubber C

Funky 7 Inc CS

Former Vintage VC

hihi ST

Inkcourage CJ

Leah's Closet VCJ

Lost and Found Vintage VCJ

Made in the Mitten S

Michigan Toy Soldier Co. ST

Modern Supply HJW

Noir Leather CJS

Paper Trail Books S

Pitaya Inc CJ

Rail & Anchor HJS

Saffron CJ

Sidetrack Bookshop S

The Detroit Record Company R

The Dirt Label C

Toyology Toys TS

UHF Records R

Vintage Freakazoid VC

ZMC Pharmacy FHJST

Youngbloods - Hazel Park & Pop-Up @ The Rust Belt in Ferndale

Other Cities in Metro-Detroit

Caruso Caruso C

Catching Fireflies HS

Dearborn Music R

Ferne Boutique C

Flipside R

Jody Lynn's Emporium of Doodles S

Leon and Lulu CHST

Redrunn Skate Shop XCS

Refuge Skateboard Shop XCS

Regeneration VC

Reware Vintage VCS

Rock City Music Company MR

Sole Sisters C

South Street Skateshop XC

The Book Beat S

The Roadshow S

Todd Beauty W

Village Vinyl R

YoungBloods C

Downtown Detroit Markets at Cadillac Square

Multiple Small Businesses in One Place

Michigan Central Station - Detroit

Shops at Cadillac Square - Detroit (10 local makers)

The Rust Belt - Ferndale (40 local makers in one spot)

~C&S