Supermarkets charge for carrier bags - so keep them
and remember to take them with you when you go shopping
The size of supermarkets is controlled in town centres so most are located on the edge of town. Centrally you can find Monoprix department store which has a good food section on the first floor. It is also open on Sundays in summer and is opposite the railway station car parking. They also do home deliveries - do your shopping as normal and go to the special home delivery check out.
Insider Tip -take note of sell by dates, especially if price reduced.
Carrefour Market supermarket is in the rue Meynadier and you can park free for a couple of hours (entry off the bd de la Ferrage) if you spend at least 25 euros in-store - rather slow at the checkout. There are a number of mini markets such Petit Casino (bit pricey) and Leader Price in the town centre.
Did you know... It's illegal to sell alcohol after 10pm at night. So shop early for booze.
The nearest major supermarket is Casino off the bd Alsace, running parallel and below the Voie Rapide, at the eastern end. This is the supermarket favoured by those who live in the Californie district - Cannes' number one residential area. Never any difficulty getting the men into this store - it is packed with chic, rich and gorgeous women. Kosher food available here. Also many English favourites. Lots of parking on the roof.
HATE SHOPPING? Order on-line from Chronodrive in La Bocca, part of Auchan group.They will deliver to your home a couple of hours later or you can pick it up at the warehouse.
You need one euro coins for the big trollies in all supermarkets.
North of Cannes - it's actually in Le Cannet - is Leclerc hypermarket, av Roosevelt. Number 2 bus, direction Blanchisserie, takes you there. Parking on the ground floor and on the roof. Cheap (usually) Leclerc petrol station as well. I am reliably informed that this is a rather posh Leclerc due to its location. Always very busy but it has a cafe and restaurant if you need sustenance. Post box and cash machine also available, as well as a paper shop.
Most of the Cannes supermarkets are to be found in La Bocca. Drive through La Bocca past the market and at the roundabout you will find two major stores - Casino and Intermarche, both with petrol stations. If you carry on towards Mandelieu you come to Carrefour Market, again with a petrol station. It is actually located at the beginning of a large out of town shopping area called
Les Tourrades - on both sides of the main road. Go right round the next r
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ndabout and immediately after the roundabout turn into the shopping area. You will see
Darty (major electrical store) and behind it you will find a large
Asian supermarket. Its frozen section is marvellous for dumplings and spring rolls. Further down is Toupa'Cher - a cut price (non food) store for all your needs from the garden and beach to the kitchen and car.
Did you know... there is an additional 2% tax on fish and seafood in supermarkets in France?
For some unknown reason this does not apply to oysters and mussels.