Commerce and industry in Lima

Lima has substantial textile, paper, paint, and food products industries.

In recent decades, Lima has rapidly expanded and the city has seen much unregulated development. In the last decade, air pollution has risen to alarming levels, as no restrictions are allowed on the age or efficiency of motor vehicles. Leaded petrol is still widely used.

The “Estadio Monumental “U”", located in Lima, is Peru’s largest and most modern stadium; it seats eighty-thousand spectators.

Commercial services in Lima have increased drastically since the mid-1990s, malls are starting to be built everywhere. Examples of this are Primavera Park and Plaza, Parque Canepa, Minka Mall, Plaza Sur Mall and Megaplaza Norte, located strategically in Los Olivos where a a new middle class is quickly rising. Old malls are being redesigned, such as Lince’s Risso Mall , Camino Real in San Isidro or San Miguel’s Plaza San Miguel.

The biggest mall in the city is Jockey Plaza, which is also one of the biggest and currently considered the most modern in South America. A new one under construction called Paruro Plaza, Lima Center and a new building called Larcomar Fashion Mall which will be only for designers shops such as Gucci, Versace, Polo, Hugo Boss, Armani, Dior, DKNY, Prada, Guess, Calvin Klein, DandG, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino among others, making of it one of the most exclusive fashion centers in South America.

Supermarkets are also using aggressive marketing strategies and old stores are being bought by these large companies. The largest supermarket chains in the city are Wong (which also owns all Metro stores), Tottus (owned by Saga Falabella), Vivanda, Santa Isabel, Plaza Vea and Eco Almacenes.

Gamarra is one of the biggest Peruvian business emporiums and the biggest one in South America. Guarded by the Comando Centurion, a group of security officers, 150,000 shoppers per day can browse the hundreds of shops in the area. The stores offer designer clothes at affordable prices. Fashion shows presenting the latest trends are a weekly event.