Antique Shops Downtown Wilmington has nearly 20 antique shops, enough for the antique dealers to have their own association. Their specialties range from jewelry to military. You can kill a lot of time here. Modern Wilmington Shopping in modern Wilmington is like any other small city. The main shopping area is along S.College Rd.
Independence mall is the only big indoor mall, and is a big attraction on rainy days.
Carolina Beach Shopping in Carolina Beach is limited. Residents usually take the 15 minute commute to Wilmington to do their major shopping. A new Wal-mart, strip mall, grocery store is at the intersection of Carolina Beach Rd. The town of Wrightsville has limited shopping opportunities. Residents do most of the necessity buying across the bridge in one of three strip mall shopping areas which host a wide variety of shops, from marine supply to lingerie.