There are many supermarkets to choose from to do your shopping. Most have a variety of food on offer which are made by different companies. They usually have their own brand of food and drink and cleaning materials which are often much cheaper to buy.

Check the hours that the shop is open and when it closes (the times should be displayed on the door).

Some supermarkets have a points cards scheme. These are given freely to everyone. The cashier can usually supply an application form in order to register with the scheme and each time that it is presented along with purchases in that shop, points can be awarded. In time, you will be sent vouchers which can be exchanged for items of shopping. Shops which currently offer this are: Tesco, Sainsburys, Boots, Co-op.

These should not be confused with Storecards which are entirely different.

These cards encourage spending and incur interest and do not give points. They are usually offered in clothing stores.

There are other supermarkets which sell cheaper goods. This is food and goods that are imported from abroad and so you may be able to obtain items that you are familiar with. The ones most common in Cardiff are Lidl and Aldi.

All of the supermarkets are available in most main shopping areas of Cardiff.

There are many shops owned by Muslim families which sell halal meat and goods imported from the Middle East and Asia. There is usually a sign on the door indicating that halal meat is sold.
There are many restaurants and fish and chip shops which also sell food made with halal meat. Again, these are usually indicated on the window of the shop.
There are shops selling African goods in various areas of Cardiff as well as Chinese supermarkets.

A brief guide of where some of these can be found is detailed in the following table.

There are many small shops situated off the high streets which are very useful because they are often still open when the large shops have closed. However, these can sometimes be quite expensive to use. These are often referred to as “corner shops”.