Abacus Trade
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Located in Ottawa’s historic Byward Market area, Abacus Trade has an international collection of fair trade wares and fashions.
Category:
Shopping & Services
What:
| Store Type | | Accessories, Boutique, Women's Clothing, Men's Clothing, Fashion, Import Goods, Home Furnishings & Accessories |
| Payment | | Visa, MasterCard |
Where:
| Cross Street | | St. Andrew |
When:
| M-W: 1030AM to 6PM, T-F: 1030AM to 9PM, Saturday: 1030AM to 6PM, Sunday: 11AM to 5PM |
Profile Last Updated: July 23, 2009
All around the world
Abacus Trade pay respect to artistic and cultural traditions, they also manage to bring back things of great style and value to Canadian shoppers. You are unlikely to find a more unique array of Asian fashions and nick knacks anywhere in the city-and you can feel good about it too. Abacus Trade deals directly with Asian merchants and suppliers, giving the middle man the slip.
What catches your eye
At Abacus Trade almost everything will catch your eye. Upon entering the store, you will be immediately captivated by the large collection of exquisite items on display with a distinctly foreign flavour. Brightly coloured hand bags and hand made scarves share shelf space with beaded necklaces and dining sets, each with their own unique history. Furniture such as hand carved cabinets and Chinese screens rest elegantly on oriental rugs.
Wearable from Everywhere
Slip into a traditional Japanese Obi or accessorize with one-of-a-kind jewelry from throughout Asia. Comfortable silken robes from Jaipur sit side by side with Pashmina stoles and sweaters from Katmandu. Everything is perfect for gift giving- even the statues and paper weights made of good old fashioned elephant dung!
Details
Parking: The Byward Market area has lots of pay parking available, but good luck finding a spot on a Saturday afternoon!
Donation: Some of the money collected from any item items made of elephant dung are donated to African elephant sanctuaries.
