Today Columbia offers a wide spectrum of shopping and other commercial activities.

Retail activities range from convenience shops and services at the village level to city-wide and regionally oriented activities attracting shoppers from throughout the Washington and Baltimore metropolitan areas. The commercial vitality of Columbia is especially reflected in the variety of places to eat -- there are more than 120 eating places in Columbia.

Columbia's own population growth, together with the rapidly developing Baltimore-Washington Corridor provides a strong and steadily growing market for new shops, restaurants and other commercial services. To find out more, visit The Mall in Columbia and Columbia Village Centers websites.