There are a lot more shops in Grindelwald than the seasonal local economy can sometimes support (many shops, hastily opened to capitalize on the influx of tourists, last for only 1 season). Most of them line the crowded edges of the resort's main thoroughfare, a sometimes traffic-clogged highway. A half dozen of these shops specialize in sporting goods and ski equipment, many stockpiling inventory from prestigious, high-tech manufacturers from around Europe and North America. The best of them include Buri-Sport, Hauptstrasse (tel. 033/853-14-27), and Bernet Sport, Hauptstrasse (tel. 033/853-13-09). If you're in the market for a timepiece, Casa Grande, Beim Bahnhof (tel. 033/853-50-15), has a wide inventory of all kinds of Swiss watches and -- to a much lesser extent -- simple jewelry.
