🛍️ Retail & Shopping

10136 businesses in Wales

Cardiff & Vale (1689) Mid Wales (1433) Newport & Gwent (1314) North Wales (2617) Pembrokeshire (494) Swansea Bay (768) The Valleys (1131) West Wales (690)
The Loft Studio
Porthaethwy / Menai Bridge, North Wales

Beauty Salon. Hours: Mo 11:00-20:00; Tu 09:30-17:00; We 09:30-16:30; Th 10:00-18:00. Stryd y Bont. LL59 5DR

📞 +44 7714 750842
The Lovely Room
North Wales, North Wales

Gift Shop

The Lovespoon Gallery
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Art

The Make House
Newport & Gwent, Newport & Gwent

Craft. Cuisine: coffee_shop. 14 Nevill Street

📞 +44 1873 855448
The Maker's Mark
Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales

Handicraft. 15 Heol Sycamorwydden / Sycamore Street. SA38 9AP

📞 +44 1239 710070
The Makers at the Narberth Gallery
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Boutique

The Male Box
North Wales, North Wales

Hairdresser

The Mall
Llandudno, North Wales

Mall. 39 Mostyn Street. LL30 2NL

The Malt House Surplus Store
Monmouth, Mid Wales

Second Hand. 14 St Mary's Street. NP25 3DB

The Man Cave
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Hairdresser

The Market
Builth Wells, Mid Wales

Gift Shop. Broad Street. LD2 3DT

The Market Garden
Pontypool, Newport & Gwent

Garden Centre. Pontypool Indoor Market. NP4 6LY

📞 +44 7535 741371
The Market Garden Florist
Cardiff, Cardiff & Vale

Florist. 113 Michaelston Road. CF5 4SY

📞 +44 29 2059 3889
The Material Stall
Cardiff, Cardiff & Vale

Fabric. Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-15:00. CF10 1AU

The Men's Room
Llanfrechfa, Newport & Gwent

Hairdresser. Hours: Mo off; Tu-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su off. 7 Crown Rise. NP44 8UG

📞 +44 7896 144 748
The Men’s Hair Lounge
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Hairdresser

The Merry Brewer
Llandudno, North Wales

Alcohol. 3 Albert Street. LL30 2TS

The Mile End Mill
North Wales, North Wales

Outdoor

The Milk Shed Cowbridge
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Farm

The Modern Barber
The Valleys, The Valleys

Hairdresser

📞 +44 7549 069669
The Money Shop
North Wales, North Wales

Pawnbroker

The Motor Control Warehouse
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Electrical. 43

The Music Place
North Wales, North Wales

Music. 30 Brook Steet

The Nail And Beauty Lounge
Porthaethwy / Menai Bridge, North Wales

Beauty Salon. 24 High Street. LL59 5EF

📞 +44 1248 712333
The Narbeth Pottery
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Pottery. Hours: Mo,Su off; We-Sa 10:30-17:00

📞 +44 1834 860732
The National Trust Shop & Visitor Centre
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Gift Shop

The Natural Choice
Colwyn Bay, North Wales

Convenience Store. 14 Colwyn Avenue. LL28 4RB

The Nibblers
Barry, Cardiff & Vale

Beauty Salon. 68 Holton Road. CF63 4HE

📞 +44 1446 736318
The North Face
Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff & Vale

Clothing Shop

The North Face
Bridgend, Mid Wales

Clothing Shop. McArthur Glen Designer Outlet. CF32 9SU

The Nut House
Beaumaris, North Wales

Gift Shop. 44a Castle Street. LL58 8BB

The Ocean
Tredegar, The Valleys

Convenience Store. Hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-19:00; Su 07:30-15:00. 26. NP22 3EJ

The Office Furniture Place
North Wales, North Wales

Furniture Shop

The Old Electric Shop
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Antiques. Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

The Old Garage
Moelfre, North Wales

Garden Centre. LL72 8NE

The Old Joinery
Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff & Vale

Repair

The Old Mill
West Wales, West Wales

Farm

The Old Post Office
West Wales, West Wales

Convenience Store

The Old Post Office
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Antiques

The Old Post Office
North Wales, North Wales

Convenience Store. Hours: Mo-Su 06:30-21:30. LL65 4UL

The Optic Shop
Carmarthen, West Wales

Optician. 9 Red Street. SA31 1QL

The Optic Shop
West Wales, West Wales

Optician

The Optic Shop
Newport, Newport & Gwent

Optician. Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00. 27A High Street. NP20 1GH

📞 +44 1633 243 543
The Optic Shop
Cwmbran, Newport & Gwent

Optician. 1 The Parade

The Optic Shop
Porthcawl, Mid Wales

Optician. Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su Off. 20 John Street. CF36 3BA

📞 +44 1656 784 944
The Optic Shop
Swansea, Swansea Bay

Optician. 63a Kingsway. SA1 5HN

The Orb
Porth, The Valleys

Café. 46 Hannah Street. CF39 9RA

The Original Barmouth Welsh Rock Shop
Barmouth, North Wales

Gift Shop

The Original Factory Shop
Chepstow, Mid Wales

Department Store. Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00. 18 High Street. NP16 5LQ

📞 +44 1291 623 882
The Original Factory Shop
Newport & Gwent, Newport & Gwent

Variety Store

The Original Factory Shop
Barmouth, North Wales

Variety Store

The Original Factory Shop
Porthmadog, North Wales

Department Store. 70 High Street. LL49 9NW

The Original Factory Shop
Cardigan / Aberteifi, Pembrokeshire

Variety Store. Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00. 2 High Street. SA43 1JG

📞 +44 1239 623 883
The Original Factory Shop
Pwllheli, North Wales

Variety Store. 86 Stryd Fawr. LL53 5RW

The Other Side
Holyhead, North Wales

Gift Shop. 35 Stanley Street. LL65 1HL

The Outdoor Shop
North Wales, North Wales

Outdoor

The Outlet
Bridgend, Mid Wales

Clothing Shop. CF31 1DD

The Outlet
Llandudno, North Wales

Variety Store. 6-8 Madoc Street. LL30 2TP

The Pantri Box
Porthcawl, Mid Wales

Zero Waste. Cuisine: coffee_shop. Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-16:00. Dock Street. CF36 3BL

📞 +44 7970 644 671
The Paper Shop
Prestatyn, North Wales

Newsagent. 192 High Street. LL19 9BW

Wales Changed the World

From the first industrial nation to the technology behind the internet — Wales has always punched above its weight.

By 1851, Wales was the world's first industrial nation — the first country where more people worked in industry than agriculture. Swansea smelted one-third of the world's copper. North Wales produced one-third of global roofing slate. Merthyr's ironworks powered the British Empire. We invented the ball bearing, the hydrogen fuel cell, packet switching for the internet, and the eight-hour workday. We gave the world Viagra, radar, and the first mail-order business. Given that legacy, Wales should be among the world's wealthiest nations. It isn't — yet. Cymru Compass exists to help every Welsh business get found, because the next chapter of Welsh innovation starts with the businesses we have today.

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Packet Switching

Donald Davies built it in Wales — the technology that makes the internet work.

Ball Bearing

Philip Vaughan, 1794.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Sir William Grove, 1842.

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First Passenger Railway

Mumbles Railway, 1807.

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Mail-Order Business

Pryce Pryce-Jones, Newtown, 1861.

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Copper Capital

Swansea smelted one-third of the world's copper.

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Slate Capital

North Wales roofed the world — now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Eight-Hour Day

Robert Owen from Newtown pioneered the cooperative movement.

41,000+ Welsh businesses are listed here. The next great Welsh innovation could be one of them.

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