Need food? No problem.  Ilmenau has a number of supermarkets close to campus.  Please take note of the opening times.  On Sundays and holidays shops are closed in Germany.
Supermarkets close to campus:

• Netto (150m)
• Aldi (700m)
• Kaufland (800m) - (footwear and clothing also)
• Edeka (1000m) - (footwear and clothing also)

There are more retail outlets found in the town-center including phone providers, clothing and footwear stores, bakers, butchers, bicycle shops, restaurants and snack bars.
Larger shopping centers can be found outside of Ilmenau such as Am Anger 1 and  Thüringen Park in Erfurt, the  Atrium  in Weimar, as well as  Goethe Galerie in Jena.