Shopping

Shopping in Shanghai
When you first arrive in Shanghai, you may find shopping to be all you seem to do! Getting yourself set up takes some time, but Shanghai has some great places to go.

Information from [|Relocating to Shanghai].

 * [|Carrefour]. A "hyper" mart from France. Not as great as Costco or Sam's Club, but it will have most of what you want.
 * [|IKEA] is a popular place to buy furniture. They will deliver and assemble everything you buy for an additional fee. If you go on a weekend get there early. IKEA can be VERY crowded.
 * [|The Pines] carries many western products.
 * [|City Supermarket] is Shanghai's oldest and most well-stocked import grocery store. There are several locations in Shanghai. The nearest (albeit quite small and rarely talked about) location is in the nearby Thompson Golf Villas clubhouse. The next nearest location with a larger selection is on Dingxiang Lu, near Thumb Plaza. They also offer free delivery for orders above RMB50. Once you know their product lines, you can e-mail them in the morning with your grocery list and they'll deliver between 7 and 9 that night. They sometimes won't have the item you want, but their stock is quite consistent relatively speaking.
 * Online grocery shopping-see Relocating to Shanghai (above)
 * Decathlon -- sporting goods store in the same mall as Pines.
 * B&Q -- hardware, kind of like Lowe's, etc.
 * **Tip**: Please remember to have your veggies and fruits weighed in the produce area before you check out! Carrefour will just take away your food at the checkout counter if you forget, unless you really insist. Pines is more forgiving.