St Lucia / Shopping

The shopping in St Lucia is quite good. The island has a large population, so there are some interesting shops serving the islanders as well as the usual range of duty free shops that offer souvenirs to tourists. And with the island’s strong local culture you will find that there are some interesting local products on offer too, for instance the artwork – for more information see Art & Artisans.

There are two malls in the north of the island with a good mix of local and tourist shops, with more on their way. Opening hours are generally 8am–4pm, Monday–Friday, and 8am–noon on Saturdays.

Rodney Bay

The JQ Charles Mall houses 54 stores including Sunshine Bookshop, Anju Silver, Peppers Toys 4 All and The Inner Gallery, and is an easy walk from ‘The Strip’, where there are many other stores and restaurants.

For natural health products try Mother Earth Natural Health Centre, and Simply Natural Health Beauty and Fitness Shop. It also has an outlet in Castries, on William Peter Boulevard.

Baywalk Shopping Mall, Rodney Bay  - Opened October 2010 with over 60 stores (including duty free) and food outlets,  the GL FoodMarket (large supermarket), Treasure Bay Casino, a bank, pharmacy and a free multi-storey car park.  Open 9am-7pm Monday to Thursday, 9am-8pm Friday and Saturday and 9am-2pm Sunday.

Castries

La Place Carenage and Pointe Seraphine are the main shopping malls in the capital. Among the t-shirt shops there are duty free shops such as Columbian Emeralds International, Harry Edwards Jewelers, Diamonds in Paradise, Diamonds International and Anju Silver.

Just north of Castries on the main road is the Gablewoods Mall, which offers a range of shops including a Super J Supermarket with an ATM, S & S Bargains, Irie Ice Cream, Sea Island Cotton Shop, Sunshine Book Shop, Claude’s Café, Vision Express, MC Drugstore and Ebenezer Fruit Shop.

Marigot Bay

The Marina Village - Boutique shopping adjacent to Discovery at Marigot. The village includes Harry Edwards Jewelers, Spa Exotique natural health products, The Baguet Shop, Marigourmet Supermarket, First National Bank, Caribe Gift Shop, Marrakesh Souvenirs, Fired Up Ceramics, Marina Pharmacy, Nautique Boutique, The Inner Gallery for artwork and Clear Blue Pottery.

Vieux Fort

Gablewoods Mall South can be found on the road towards Laborie from Vieux Fort and is a good stop off for the essentials. There is a Post Office, RBTT Bank with an ATM and an eye health centre.

The Dahar Mall, is just a few minutes drive from the airport, located by the Phillip ‘Magii’ Marcellin sports grounds. You will find a Super J Supermarket, Digicel store, drugstore, clothes boutique, Sunshine Bookshop and a CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank with an ATM. There is a Shell Garage and Scotiabank branch just across the road.