Shopping in Nanaimo
Shopping in Nanaimo has truly become an art form. With more than 5.5 million square feet of retail and service space, and an annual average of more than $1 billion in retail trade, this is a city where you'll find every kind of shopping experience. Often referred to as "The Island's Shopping Mecca," Nanaimo is home to all the most popular major retailers. Woodgrove Centre, located in the north end of the city, is the largest mall on Vancouver Island.
Downtown offers three distinct Nanaimo shopping districts. The Arts District, the Old City Quarter, and the Waterfront are all within walking distance of the harbour and each other. They offer stunning works of West Coast and First Nations art, specialty goods and groceries, the latest fashions, quality marine supplies, and enough books to keep your imagination busy for your entire holiday.
After a day of retail therapy, stop by the Tourism Nanaimo Visitor Centre and ask about our Shop & Ship program. Through partnership with our local UPS outlet, we're able to offer a full range of shipping services to visiting shoppers at discounted rates. This program is also available to conference and event delegates, so be sure to ask your event coordinator for more information.
Featured Retail in the Harbour City
Retail in the Harbour City
- Costco Wholesale(#51254-00)
- In our Nanaimo Costco location, you can enjoy a wide variety of merchandise, including a One Hour Photo Centre, Service Deli, Bakery Meat Department, ...
- Country Club Centre
- Visit Nanaimo's community shopping centre; with over 50 stores and services including Future Shop, Save-On-Foods, Shoppers Drug Mart, Alberni Outpost...
- Flying Fish
- Flying Fish, Downtown Nanaimo's largest furniture, kitchen, gift and home decor store, features 6400 sq. feet of everything you'll need for cooking, l...
- Gone Fishin'
- Welcome to Gone Fishin' Nanaimo. We provide our customers a one-stop shopping experience for all their fishing, shooting sports and outdoor clothing n...