Founded in Dakar, Senegal, in 2001, Orca’s mission is to bring affordable furniture and indoor and outdoor home accessories to African shoppers.

Opened in 2008, this remains one of the most popular shopping destinations in the city.

The new Melcom Mall in Spintex has emerged as a beacon of modernity and convenience, revolutionising the shopping landscape in Ghana

Dutch-owned Vlisco was established in 1846 and has since spread its colourful Dutch wax fabric designs across the world

This sports and adventure store, with branches in Junction Mall and Lizzy’s Sports Complex, stocks every imaginable sporting item from footballs and running machines to GPS devices and protein supplements, and just like in its European counterparts, the prices are fantastic.

The Casa Trasacco is a huge showroom that leads you around, IKEA-style, through lounge, kitchen and bedroom displays.

With a goal of accelerating the growth of Africa’s creative sector by broadening access to facilities, training and market resources, the Untamed Empire concept has proved a godsend for Ghanaian fashion designers, artists and musicians.

It was a great moment for this pioneering African fashion brand when Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o appeared on the cover of Vogue US wearing a glorious KIKI Clothing dress.

Africa’s largest food retailer, Shoprite operates in the Accra Mall on Spintex Road, as well as from a new, large outlet in Oxford Street Mall.