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Local Retail Informatioin

Listed below are just a few local retail options convenient to GW's campuses that allow parents and students to stock up on residence hall necessities.  Be sure to check out retailers who are Colonial Cash Partners. 

Grocery Stores

Safeway @Watergate: 2552 Virginia Ave NW, (Walk from Foggy Bottom)
Safeway @Macarthur Blvd: 4865 Macarthur Blvd., NW (Walk from MVC)
Trader Joes: 1101 25th Street, NW (Walk from Foggy Bottom)
Whole Foods: 4530 40th Street, NW (Tenleytown Metro)

Pharmacy & Convenience Stores

CVS Drug Stores: There are 9 CVS Pharmacies within walking distance of  Foggy Bottom or MVC that are also Colonial Cash Partners, including: 1901 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (Walk from Foggy Bottom), 2125 E St., NW (Walk from Foggy Bottom), 4859 MacArthur Blvd., NW (Walk from MVC)

Home and Bath Stores

Bed Bath & Beyond @Gallery Place: 709 7th St NW (Chinatown/ Gallery Place Metro)
Bed Bath & Beyond @Pentagon Row: 900 Army Navy Drive (Pentagon City Metro)
Bed Bath & Beyond @Columbia Heights: 3100 14th St NW (Columbia Heights Metro)
Target @Columbia Heights: 3100 14th St NW (Columbia Heights Metro)
Target @Potomac Yards: 3101 Jefferson Davis Hwy (Drive or Metro Bus)
The Container Store @Tenleytown:4500 Wisconsin Avenue (Tenleytown Metro)
The Container Store @Clarendon: 2800 Clarendon Blvd. (Clarendon Metro)

Entertainment and Electronics Stores

Radioshack: 1830 K St NW  (Walk from Foggy Bottom)
Best Buy @Columbia Heights: 3100 14th St NW, (Columbia Heights Metro)
Best Buy @Pentagon City: 1201 S Hayes St, (Pentagon City Metro)
Best Buy @Tenleytown: 4500 Wisconsin Ave NW (Tenleytown Metro)

Note that the information above are merely suggestions, GW does not officially endorse any private retail store or shopping area.