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.

Koala is a large supermarket popular with ex-pats, thanks to its huge range of international goods, handy Osu location and car park.

The main draw here is the Shoprite supermarket, which is always busy.

For more than 25 years, Melcom has been at the centre of Ghana’s retail industry. It now boasts the country’s largest chain of shopping complexes, with almost 30 up and running.

Concept store The LOTTE is the luxe-seeker’s one-stop shop, stocking a dizzying array of African fashion, footwear and accessories for men, women and children, beauty products and hard-to-find-elsewhere homeware.

One of seven Woodin stores in Accra, this Oxford Street branch seems to be constantly brimming with shoppers choosing from its kaleidoscopic range of fabrics.

WaterComfort has supplied high-end bathroom products to hotels including Labadi Beach, the Mövenpick Ambassador, African Regent and the Villaggio complex.