Shopping is the best activity to do especially in leisure time. Kampalans can go shopping in local markets, shopping malls, arcades and super markets for quality services. Remember in most shopping areas except supermarkets, bargaining is key to getting the right price for any product you would like to buy.
Kampala has various places where shopping can be done as seen below;
The Owino market
This is the largest and the busiest market within Kampala involved with many buyers and sellers every day. All kinds of products including food stuffs, dresses, utensils and cosmetics among others are sold in owino at different prices. There is no specific price in owino and the final price paid depends on the bargaining power of the buyers meaning that different people can buy the same product on different prices.
Garden city shopping mall.
The shopping mall is a home for everything situated on Yusuf Lule road. It comprises of banks, bookshops, boutiques, butchers, clothing boutiques, computers, department stores, computer accessories, digital cameras, dry cleaners, electronics, foreign exchange bureaus, florists, engravers and furniture companies. More so, garden city shopping mall contains hair dressing and beauty salons which include parlous, handicrafts, jewelers, along with stationery, pet shops, photo processing, sports shops, casinos, bars and cinemas to mention but a few.
Acacia mall
Acacia mall is the best place for business and shopping offering all you need. It is located at Kisementi Kololo and services offered include ice cream, banks, pastry shops, sandwiches, electronics, internet service provides, foreign exchange, restaurants, technology, photography studio, coffee shops, telecommunications, book shops, accessories, movies, kids play zone, boutiques, clothing retailer and health shops.
Mukwano Mall
The shopping Mall is located opposite new Taxi Park on kyaggwe road kisenyi down town Kampala. Here is everything you need including clothes, bags, shoes, households, furniture, stationary, cosmetics, jewellies and bookshops.
Metroplex shopping Mall
Located on P.O.Box 2112, Block 220 Naalya Kampala Uganda, Metroplex Shopping Mall is the best place for shopping and business. The shopping mall offers you with quality boutiques, banks, computer accessories, cosmetics, bookshops, fashion accessories, electronics, foreign exchange bureaus, kids clothing and toy shops, salons, shoes and handbag shops.
Pioneer Mall Kampala
Situated between Burton Street, Johnson Street and Wilson road Kampala, pioneer mall offers you first class clothes, shoes, art designs, foods ceramics and jewelry at affordable prices.
Freedom city shopping center
Located on plot 4010 Namasuba Entebbe road, the shopping mall offers you with best bars, restaurants, salons, boutiques, banks, bookshops, cosmetics, jewelries, and cafesseries among others.
Quality shopping villages
Situated in Lubowa 2km off Entebbe road, quality-shopping supermarket entails bookshops, banks, boutiques, dry cleaners, fabrics, pharmacies, shoe shops, ice cream parlors, restaurants, and hair salons among others.
Lugogo shopping mall
Located at shop No.17 Lugogo bypass Kampala, Lugogo shopping mall is the best place for business and shopping offering you with camping equipment’s, handicrafts, furniture, pharmacies, supermarkets, Coffee shops, optometrists and foreign exchange bureaus among others.
Other shopping Malls, supermarkets and arcades include Ham towers, Haruna towers, Gazaland, Qualicel, Oasis Nakumatti shopping mall, Ovino shopping mall, Avema shopping center, Majestic plaza, Nalubwana arcade, shoppers stop plaza, Yamaha Centre building and Mutaasa kafeero plaza.