Although Byres Road has quite a wide selection of shops, the big department stores are to be found in Argyle Street, Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan Street in the city centre. If you are looking for Halal meat, spices or a more varied range of vegetables, then the Woodlands Road area and Great Western Road near the University are the best. One or two points about shopping in Britain generally.
People are very strict about queueing and waiting their turn.
Some supermarkets and grocers shops have a small charge for plastic carrier bags. It is located in the John McIntyre Building below the SRC offices. It stocks most of the set textbooks as well as a general selection of paperbacks and reference books and the staff will be pleased to order for you any book not in stock. This shop is run by the SRC and is located in the Hub. It stocks stationery, confectionery, soft drinks, T-shirts, scarves, etc.