This Guess store is especially fab because the staff here are great. They are always smiley and…read morequick to help me get sizes, shoes to try on with outfits, etc. Plus no pressure sales tactics. This store doesn't have everything in stock that the online store has, it's a lot smaller than the Yonge/Dundas location. But it's usually quieter here (less customers) and it's easier to try things on.

I'm a fan of the general Guess style and while I enjoy shopping at all their locations I do enjoy…read moreshopping at this particular store because the staff have always been fabulous, not getting in my way if I'm just browsing or being super helpful if I need them. But their store at Yonge and Dundas is as great with perhaps a better inventory. I agree with Lauren in that it is less busy than the Yonge and Dundas store which I prefer, and I have no real problem with them having a smaller inventory than the other downtown store. I wouldn't say that it offers anything extraordinary that is not seen in other stores, they have a sale section that can see you grab some nifty swag for the $20 price range, and most of their newer styles will cost you closer to a $100 (I'm talking about the guy options here), but I've always been happy with my Guess purchases. It is the friendly staff that make me enjoy walking in here so if you're strolling around Queen St W, it wouldn't hurt for you to pop in to this store.

I love the concept behind Joe Fresh. I love the idea behind simple, easy, just classic and wearable…read moremen's design (this review is for the men's clothing specifically) that isn't too over the top, too flashy or too trendy. Joe Fresh is great for that. Basic tees, basic track pants, simple but cool sweaters and baseball 3/4 tees, and flannel pants to lounge in at home in comfort. I love all the ideas of basic, easy and very comfortable clothes. I really think that both men and women like this very simple idea which is not represented out there In the retail market today. I'm reviewing the store at 60 Carlton St. specifically, which is contained in the old Maple Leaf Gardens which is now a massive, well done everything store you could want grocery extravaganza! They did this Canadian historical building justice; that's very important. Joe Fresh is located on the 2nd floor easily accessible right at the front door with an escalator or elevator (thanks for keeping people with accessibility issues in mind). I'd say that this is probably the second largest Joe Fresh. There is a larger one on St. Clair West but fir us downtown people, travekking out to St. Clair West isn't in my playbook. That being said, and here's where some negative criticism comes in but with the amount of space they have (it IS a large Joe Fresh), I would say the stock for men vs women on the floor is about 30% - 70% , respectively. Retailers these days are odd - they believe that men do not seem to understand that men enjoy shopping as well so like usual, like every retail store or retail chain out there, Joe Fresh has given literally a small cut out section of the entire floor to men and the rest is of course women's clothes. (I guess good for women, of course). But that is typical retail floor planning and Joe Fresh does the same thing very well. Joe Fresh, take into consideration that there are plenty of men , especially in this neighborhood, who love shopping. You have to give the male audience just as much air time as women. Joe Fresh , when they started off, I thought they were going to finally go that route but at this location, stock for men, space allotted for men is again, compromised. A couple of quick notes, the store is no more than the old concrete shell of the Maple Leaf Gardens, and that's concrete floor, concrete beams and columns which is kind of modern but the floor is very hard in your feet and legs (may sound trivial but it's not) and that they cannot change, I get that. This is a historical building so many things they cannot just rip out and I don't think , like many Canadians would want that per se. Second, customer service , like many others Joe stores I've read about and visited is not wonderful; hell it is sparse. Finding someone generally is not easy unless you get help at the cash register; there were no staff around , floating on the floor for assistance. Joe Fresh, take note, YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE YOUR ENGAGE YOUR CUSTOMERS MORE. Those customers are there , spending and in turn, laying your employees and keeping store locations alive. I think from the start, and reading others' reviews, this has been a big challenge and I don't know why. I can say it drives nuts when you see , literally, no staff on the floor. Oh, my bad, as for the maybe 40 minutes I was in the store, I saw one person on the floor but he was stock I think more so than a sales person. Joe Fresh, you really have to train staff to not be afraid of customers - or at least have sales people on the floor. I couldn't find my size in a men's awesome basic tee; after a while, I just put it back on the shelf because I needed someone to come to me (that's what customer service is) and see if I needed help. I mean someone at the cash must have seen me looking like I wanted help but no one approached. Lost sale there. Oh, an interesting observation, and I don't know what it is but the 2 people at cash were so completely bored, I assume with nothing to do (you could have come and helped me, lol !),they both had some pretty sour looks on their faces - they were utterly bored , and you know what? For a retailer, that shows big time. It sets the vibe for just not a very fun or entertaining or friendly place TO shop. Not much else to say. Prices are great but you do get what you pay for so keep in mind - I walked out with 2 sweaters and socks for about 35$. Not bad at all. Just watch the quality, and hold onto your receipts. Oh, one very cool thing. You can use your PC points for shopping. So for this location, in this historical building, I rated it a 3/5. Definitely the largest store (all being relative) downtown and worth a visit.

Bring sunglasses…read more The store is bright and colorful and it's inside Loblaws... that's Joe Fresh. While I like the style, the quality of jackets is quite poor. You can't wear this to impress your date. You will look like a walking IKEA - sporting trendy fashion manufactured in 5 minutes by cheap laborers. Joe's sense of style is similar to LACOSTE and Ralph Lauren - hip, fashionable professional walking down the street of New York and Toronto. Trendy but not pretentious. This style is hard to find at a cheap price. Zara and H&M offer a more GQish look that will make your mother squirm (and smile) if she's not used seeing you wearing a very tight fit pair of jeans. Or can be too trendy for some people. There are tons of good items though. Slippers, shorts and sports shirts where quality does not matter (a lot). Do I recommend this? Oh for sure. Let hubby pick up vegetables downstairs as you try on new sports shirts.

Before Aritzia was a household name (at least among a demographic of young, metropolitan ladiez),…read moremy colleagues and I very much viewed it as a little boutique store, with only 2 NYC locations at the time. Now this Canadian brand has really exploded, with many styles going viral on the web. The quality of the clothes has noticeably depreciated while the prices steadily increase. But it remains one of the few shops that carries pieces that are small enough to fit me, and embodies the simultaneous sexy and sophisticated look I aspire to. I popped into this Queens st location with a group of ladies, and we rationalized our purchases by telling ourselves it costs less to shop at this brand in Canada than in the US. While I am slowly working my way away from fast fashion, I definitely pick up pieces here and there that I wear for years.

If they mix up your order, and you recieve a product in error, be aware you are in for a…read morecompletely unreasonable, time consuming experienece trying to right their fulfillment/shipping departments error. Ordered a coat, recieved a pair of jeans instead. No shipping label included. Spent 3 days trying to get a person on the line within customer service. The wait times on the phone are ludicrous. Well over 30 minutes. When i did the call back option on day 1, they called at 11:45pm EST. On day 3 of trying to reach someone, i finally do, am told what to do to initate the return process. I do what is required by Aritzia only to be told it is being sent to their "special investigations" department for review, which will take 3-7 business days before a decision will be made. A decision on what?? I timely provided all pictures and info necessary. This is a simple return and a request to be sent the product i ordered. I follow up 5 business days later to only recieve a email stating that the case # is being sent to this "special investigations" department again, which will take another 3 to 7 business days for a decision. I don't understand this company. Their fulfillment team clearly made an error...we all make mistakes. Its the lack of wanting to make the order correct is astounding and beyond time consuming for the customer. Would never recommend and will never order from Aritzia again.

This location is bigger than some other ones. The lower level has the women's clothing. Upper level…read moreis where you can find the men's clothing. The store is well organized. I came here to look for a new winter coat. Unfortunately they didn't have the colours & sizes I was looking for. Even though the website said the store had stock. I was able to find some fleece pants that were on sale so that was a great value. Now that Uniqlo is at a mall closer to my home I only come to this location when I'm in the area.

Uniqlo is one of my favourite brands to shop at. First time making an online purchase and it was 2…read moredays including weekend to ship to my home, impressive! I love their classic and basic pieces that are both functional and easy to match. My office used to be right upstairs from here years ago, and I would always take a quick stroll after work to peek at what's new. You'll find items on sale on rotation each week, so sometimes I'll catch something I've been eyeing for $10 off. The brand is also price quite well compare to others for the quality you get. HeatTech stuff is amazing during winter to layer, and their summer Airism is great with breathable, thin fabrics for the summer. Now I also love their printed T-shirts. I've been waiting all these years for them to have a Studio Ghibli collab. What are the chances that during the month of my birthday, they had one? Like it's meant to be! By the way, if you sign up for their app, they also offer you a coupon for sign up and $10 off of a purchase of $75 or more near your birthday. They got me... perfect timing as I splurge on some Ghibi / Totoro merch. However, when I was in store all my sizes and some styles are gone so I placed an order online for it instead.

I REALLY like this store. Then again, I'm kind of a snob for clothing. The only thing I wish they'd…read morehave, is more items NOT made in China. Nevertheless, you can find gorgeous Smythe coats and jackets here (also found at Holt Renfrew) which are made in Canada, as well as other beautiful pieces in simple cuts and pretty colours. I find them a slight bit pushy and overeager to sell... although they backed off once they realized I was not responding to their cooing about how perfect the items looked on me. You can also find some wonderful cashmere in here, but I prefer buying cashmere scarves from White & Warren online (best quality cashmere for the price, I have ever found, even compared to the uber expensive Cashmere Shop in super pricey Yorkville), and I prefer buying my cashmere sweaters secondhand ... because they're expensive.

I was wandering down Yonge St, and the cute clothes in the window caught my eye…read more HOWEVER, the atmosphere inside definitely does not match the beautiful displays. The products were nice enough, but overpriced in my opinion.  But the main problem was the service! After not even being greeted or assisted in any way for several minutes (and it's not a large shop - they could see me, but chose to ignore me and to keep conversing between them).  When I finally asked a question about sizing in a top, I was very brusquely brushed off. This happened again, until one of the employees suggested a different top (that was about 3x the price).  When I made a comment about it being out of my price range, she looked me up and down and condescendingly told me that maybe the items were not my style. (Yes, I was wearing yoga pants and a sweater - I don't dress up for walking around).  I told her that I found her comment extremely rude, and walked out. I can accept a higher price for something if the service is great.  But people that rude do not deserve anyone's business.

Was able to find a really nice dress here. Change rooms were…read moreclean and well maintained. Cashiers were fairly quick as best as they could. Selection overall was spring like and fast fashion for sure.

Of all the H&Ms in all of the land, this one is my favourite. This being said, H&M is what it is,…read moreand it's only A-OK. Shop local when you can, ammiright?! When a big house of fast fashion is what you need, the Yorkdale one has everything you're after. Huge sale section, large kids and maternity and more shoes and accessories than my usual Queen W location.

The very first Roots store that I ever set foot into was at Eaton Centre. I don't think that it was…read morelocated where this Roots store is, on the third floor, near Nordstrom, by the escalator. However, it brought back a bunch of memories when I had a bit of time to kill a few Saturdays ago before attending a concert at Massey Hall. I was in grade 8 when I bought two items at Roots. One was a cheerful green sweatshirt with a small Roots logo with the beaver on the front. The other was a lilac t-shirt. It was long, with the Roots Athletic logo on the front. I didn't wear huge logos on my clothing until I got this t-shirt. It was quite the shift. I dropped by this Roots store to check it out. It looks small from the storefront. However, when you walk in, you realize that it has three floors. There is even an elevator to get to to the floor that you want, if you need it. Otherwise, there are stairs. Perhaps reminiscing about beavers was on my mind, but I felt that everything that I picked up at first was beaver-related. I loved the beaver slippers. They felt nice and cozy. I wondered about washing them and whether it would ruin that soft feeling. I then picked up a beaver plushie. It was wearing the cutest Roots hoodie. I've never owned a Roots hoodie. Should I? I have always been a fan of the mitts here. I found a pair that were made of recycled materials. They were cool. I may need to return and get them. To this day, I still have two leather items that have endured over the years. The first is a small black purse that I had all through high school, into university. I haven't used it since, but it still looks great. The other is a brown backpack that I have travelled with between Toronto and Winnipeg. I also don't use it, but it still looks good. The leather has weathered well over time. It was nice stepping into a Roots store. I typically hit outlet stores these days, but it was nice to browse and throw me back to being a Roots fan from years past. It offers classic items, which suit my style. I still want that beaver plushie! (486)

Roots is a strong Canadian brand; feels like it sinks and rises in popularity every decade or so…read more.. more quiet the past few years. They make quality sweats, the pants are warm and last long. Wait for sales, regular prices can be pricey.