Shopping malls
Ocean and Robinsons
Are next to each other on tilok uthit 1 road. robinsons is a big department store, and there is a tops supermarket, as well as mcd's , kfc etc.
SuperCheap
Claims to be the biggest and cheapest mall in phuket, a cross between a metro market, walmart, a bazaar, and a normal local market for nearly everything from groceries to motorbike and car supplies and electronics. the best time to visit is in the evening. take a small dinner in the nearby thai restaurant all you can eat for 69 baht - but when you leave something on the plate it costs 100 baht! and afterwards join the thai people at the market. supercheap is situated on the road to the airport, about 5 km out of phuket town centre, just behind the esso site. open until midnight.
Shopping seems to be the main reason for visitors to come to Phuket Town. In addition to local markets and a slew of malls and departments stores, Chinatown's Thanon Thalang offers a large selection of boutiques and galleries retailing traditional handicrafts as well as antiques from the region. Phuket Night Bazaar is a large area, where you can get local stuff though you might find the same things much cheaper at the Big C supermarket!.
Ranong Market
Thanon ranong, is the largest local market. a warren of stalls selling anything and everything, it can be a hot, sweaty and chaotic but an interesting experience if you've not been to one before. however it is closed 2008 as they are constructing a new building.