Kampala
city offers shpping options ranging from cheap to affordable,
and expensive. There are a few world class malls, notably
Garden City and the Game store. All the malls are easily
accessible even for one using public means of transport.
Garden City
Located on Yusuf Lule, the mall houses the Uchumi supermarket.
It is a five minute drive from the city center. Garden
City also offers services ranging from banking to telephony,
couture to pharmaceuticals. It boasts ample and secure
parking, and also has several restaurants as well as a
cinema.
Open: Monday
to Sunday, 8a.m. to 1a.m. weekdays (open up to 2p.m on
weekends).
Shoprite, Ben Kiwanuka
Shoprite is part of the chain of the South Africa Shoprite
shopping malls and offers all services. It is located
at the Clock Tower junction in the city center. It's parking
can be tricky at times, but it still remains the place
to go to for fresh food as well as groceries.
Open: Monday
to Sunday, 8am to 8pm weekdays (open up to 2p.m on weekends).
Game Store, Lugogo
Located along Jinja road, Game is a 5-minute drive from
the city center. The local branch of the South African-based
Game stores, the mall that offers services ranging to
banking to telephony and groceries. The mall has spacious
parking and and secure parking, as well as a number of
high class restaurants.
Open: Monday
to Sunday, 9am – 8pm
Metro Cash and Carry
It is a 10 minutes drive from the city center, located
on the roadside of the Jinja road in Nakawa. It offers
a wide range of sevices, from foodstuffs to eelctronics.
Situated on a huge chunk of land, Metro has a spacious
parking yard.
Open: Monday
to Sunday, 8am to 10pm weekdays (open up to 2p.m on weekends).
Nakasero Market
An old-fashioned city center market, it is the place to
get yourself quality foodstuffs if shopping on a tight
budget. It does not have proper parking and you have to
take special care of your purse as it is prone to thugs.
It is open daily, and the vendors do not retire until
about 8p.m.
St. Balikuddembe Market, Owino
Like the Nakasero market, St Balikudembe commonly known
as Owino is a downtown shopping center that deals in almost
all local foodstuffs, and used (second-hand) goods. The
market, arguably the biggest in the East African region
harbors over 50,000 people. It is famed for its wide variety
of second hand clothes, as it is for pickpockets. It is
possible to shop with a shoestring budget here.
Pioneer Mall
The first mall in the country, the Pioneer Mall makes
up for all it lacks in parking space with its wide variety
of goods, ranging from clothes to jewellery and shoes.
It does have it's fair share of phone shops too; it
might be a good place to start when looking for a mobile
phone. The items on sale can be categorised as affordable.
Open:
Monday to Sunday, 8am to 8pm
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