When it comes to shopping Grenada is quite paradoxical. Grenada has two main shopping malls, the Esplanade and Spiceland. The Esplanade is located in St. Georges and has over 40 stores and is mainly for the tourists. From authentic Grenadian crafts and spices to designer wear and international perfumes. Duty Free Caribbean , Rugged Street, Royal Jewellers, Lisa's, Ganzee and Columbian Emeralds are the more costly stores in this mall.
Spiceland is a new mall located about 20 minutes outside of St. Georges. It has over 30 stores and has the island’s best supermarket called Real Value IGA Supermarket. This sells a wide variety of IGA and President’s Choice products. It’s almost North American at first-glance. Also in this mall is Do It Best Home Centre, Adonis which is a wonderful clothing store, a perfume store, a Rugged Street , DVD store etc. There is also a large food court area.
Apart from the malls the streets of St. Georges are crowed with vendors selling fruits and vegetables, clothes and drinks. There are a couple of other good stores in St. Georges as well.
Souvenir, gift and handicraft shops are also prevalent in the St. George’s district, especially on Young Street and the Carenage. The best buys in Grenada are batik and screen printed textiles, locally made handicraft, leather craft, and wood carvings. For those looking for larger shopping centers, the Grand Anse Shopping Centre where you can find a recent addition to the other shops; a quaint and unusual little gift shop called the Alabaster Box; be sure to visit you will be pleasantly surprised. Also LeMarquis Complex offer shops, clothing stores, restaurants and art galleries.
Newly opened Excel Plaza in the more busy part of Grand Anse area has a Subway food outlet and a movie theatre, you can also find top line clothing and shoes at Smith's, enjoy a caribbean roti or grilled fish at the Chef's castle or shop for local produce at the national importing Board.
Most of the duty free shops are located on the Esplanade and Carenage in St. George’s or at Point Salines International Airport, including Gittens Duty Free Shops for perfumes and cosmetics, Bon Voyage for jewellery, crystal, and other gifts, Colombian Emeralds for a fine selection of quality jewellery, LAND for Leather goods and Duty Free Caribbean for gifts, souvenirs and duty free rums and spirits.
Shopping may not be the best in the Caribbean but there are lots of potential in sight for that beautiful little island.
There are two new malls in GrenadaSouth City Plaza Hotel Completely Duty Free Complex Two Stories of Shopping with over 25 Duty Free and Duty Paid Stores. It is also the host of Best Western (The World's Largest Hotel Chain).
Bruce Street Mall Annex The Esplanade Mall is more a commercial Complex that has Clothing stores, utility companies and other commercial stores it is 3 stories and has an elevator and a escalator.
