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St. Thomas provides the largest selection of businesses; St.
Croix follows then St. John. Water Island relies on shopping on
St. Thomas for purchase of all products. You will, generally
speaking, find all items needed to live
comfortably in the Virgin
Islands, what you will
not find is a wide variety of choices or a large selection of
competitive businesses or prices.
 Stores: There are no large super malls on any of the islands. St.
Thomas and St. Croix have larger stores and shopping centers; St.
John has a few unique shops. You will not find Gap, Express,
Macy’s, Sears, JC Penny, Best Buys, J. Crew, Wal-Mart, Hallmark,
Barnes & Noble, Bath and Body… on any of the islands. The
largest
of the chain stores that are available in the USVI are K-mart and
Home Depot.
K-mart is located on St. Thomas and St. Croix and Home Depot is on
St. Thomas only. Electronics can be purchased at Radio Shack
(located on both St. Thomas and St. Croix) or Office Max (located
on St. Thomas). Locally owned businesses sell gardening supplies,
lumber, plumbing supplies, cars, paints, boating and water sports,
books and so on. Furniture stores exist but the selection is
limiting.
Restaurants and Fast Food: Other traces of American
chain-businesses are to be found in the fast food establishments.
You will find on St. Thomas and St. Croix only, Wendy’s,
McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Cold Stone Creamery and Dominos Pizza.
Subway is the only fast food chain on St. John at this time.
You will not find Carl Jr., Burger King, Arby’s, Dairy Queen, Taco
Bell, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Jack in the Box, Boston Market,
Chick-Fil-A, Hardee’s… Local food vendors sell Caribbean foods and
American foods like burgers and hotdogs. The islands are also home
to wide selection of wonderful restaurants.
Clothes: St. John and St. Croix’s clothes shopping facilities are
limited. St. Thomas offers a few more choices. Many people will
shop locally for the necessary items and wait until they vacation
in the US mainland or Puerto Rico to stock up on new dress
clothes. Mail order is also an option for cloths and shoes and is
widely used by residents. Luxury items, like cameras, jewelry,
designer clothing, are available in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
and in boutiques on St. Croix and St. John.
Hobbies: Items related to hobbies, such as yarns, embroidery
treads or model car kits are not frequently found locally and there are really no
hobby stores like those you would find on the mainland like Hobby
Lobby or Michaels. If you have a hobby that is critical to you,
you may want to get a good mail order web site or catalog so that
you can continue your hobby while in the islands. There are quite
a few fabric stores.
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