Muscat City Centre
Muscat City Centre, Seeb, (http://www.citycentremusc...). Currently the biggest mall, containing a lot of shops including a large Carrefour (http://www.carrefouroman.com).
Safeer Hyper Market
Athaiba azaiba, tel - 502461.
Lulu Hypermarket
Darsait, bausher and seeb tel - 7711449.
Sultan Centre
Tel - 567666.
Qurum City Centre
Qurum City Centre.Recently opened up at Qurum and contains Carrefour too (http://www.carrefouroman.com).
Sabco Centre
Sabco Centre, Qurm. Located near the turnoff between Sultan Qaboos St and Qurm Heights Road, the "Sabco Centre" is actually a collection of about half a dozen medium sized shopping centres which is very popular with locals. The actual Sabco Centre has a small souq-like collection of shops that contains many of the handicrafts that are available in the Mutrah Souq. Opposite the Sabco Centre is the Omani Craftsman's House that only sells guaranteed Made in Oman crafts at fixed but relatively high prices.
The Al Fair
Chain of supermarkets sells just about everything you want. many of them are on the main sultan qaboos highway making them an easy place to spot.
Godiva Chocolates
Sabco centre, ruwi, tel - 562367.
Select
All shell petrol bunks.
Mutrah Souk
The maze-like souq marketplace, which also includes a fish market, is often described as the best in the gulf region. the souq has several shops for jewellery, traditional omani handicrafts and omani food at reasonable prices. several shops accept credit cards.
Markaz al Bahja
Seeb
money changers
Oman-UAE Exchange Centres- LuLu Hypermarkets, Ghala and RuwiGlobal Money Exchange - Ruwitravelex - Seeb International AirportPurshottam Kanji - RuwiMustafa Sultan Exchange - Many outlets throughout Oman
tailors
There are numerous Indian run tailors. You may pay RO 5 to have 2 Italian suits tailored for sleeve length, trouser length and waist. There is a Raymond store in Ruwi that will make custom suits in the RO 50-60 range. In fact they have excellent fabrics from pure wool to wool blended with exotic fibers like Cashmere, Mohair or Angora and linen. Even Super 230s crafted out of 11.8 micron wool are found there. Ask them for their catalogue - you will find the latest Italian designs and styles in there and a really good suit can be really light on the pocket.