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...

The upmarket twin of Chapters, Indigo is the better looking of the two huge book outlets, with a clean colour scheme and snazzy design. Still, rummaging...

For those who pair fashion with fitness, Lululemon's line of yoga-ready sweats, pretty Ts and snug jackets are something of a local uniform

A handsome pastiche of a traditional English bookshop, Nicholas Hoare offers the most intelligent selection in town. The books are stacked right up to the...

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....

A Queen West bookstore with a Queen West sensibility. Its strengths are art tomes, obscure magazines and quirky postcards. Staff are savvy, and likely to be...

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

In an era of big box retailing, it's refreshing to see a quirky independent store claim its own turf. Stocking titles that reflect its West Queen West...