The giant red cowboy boot has been parked on the sidewalk here since 1986; staff ship to loyal customers worldwide, and the walls are lined with photos autographed by celeb...

The most glamorous shoe shop in town. If the currency exchange is working in your favour, you'll find Davids rewarding. The spotlight is on high-end European designs -...

A 1970s eyesore on the outside, a quaint web of courtyards within, Hazelton Lanes was once fashion central for the rich and glamorous, but in recent years it has declined:...

The epitome of la-di-da, Holt Renfrew is a glittering temple for high-end attire and pampering products. The Canadian retail dynasty, which owns Brown Thomas in Dublin and...

The Vancouver-based cobbler with goth beginnings is now something of a legend, as much for his inventive, colourful curlicues and oddball shapes as his irreverent marketing and...

A sea-blue monstrosity in an industrial area on Toronto's northern fringes, the Pacific Mall is North America's largest shopping centre selling Asian goods. Indeed, it could...

Every Torontonian remembers a favourite Roots possession, whether it's a sweatshirt, a fleece or a pair of clunky boots. The Canadian icon started cobbling reverse-heel shoes...

One of Toronto's top tourist destinations is, ahem, a shopping mall. Long frequented by bargain-hungry Americans spending their super-charged bucks, the mall still draws the...

The first mall in North America, this sprawling neon structure has been expanding since it opened in 1964, leaving no retailer (local or foreign) uninvited. Once a hangout for...