So there are 4 Hudson's Bay Company stores in Ottawa. This Bayshore location ranks #2 in terms of…read moreselection. (#1 is Rideau Centre. St. Laurent and Place d'Orleans are interchangeable for #3 and #4). The Bay (as most Canadians call it) at Bayshore and Rideau both have Opticals - the other Ottawa locations do not. If you wear glasses, don't overlook the Optical at The Bay, they have a good selection of frames. The one at Bayshore carries Milano 6769 Eyewear. Made in Italy (as the name suggests) and really funky styles. Their prices are really reasonable as well. The staff are friendly too. For fashions, The Bay at Bayshore is good. It's a smaller location than Rideau, but larger than St. Laurent or Place d'Orleans. The selection of formal and party dresses is much less than at Rideau. For purses they do carry a small selection of "Contemporary Brands" like Coach, but I haven't seen Kate Spade or Marc Jacobs, like at Rideau (St. Laurent and Place d'Orleans carry none of these brands). They have a very limited toy section, but their shoe department is a good size. The one thing that The Bay Bayshore has over The Bay Rideau is free parking, although the parking lot is a nightmare (which is the fault of Bayshore Mall management/owners for hiring the person/people who designed the parking lot and not the fault of The Bay - see my review of the Bayshore Shopping Centre for more details on my disdain for the parking lot, lol). The Bay is one of the few department stores that are still leftover from my youth (RIP Eatons, Simpsons, and Sears), so I'll always have a soft spot for it.

I would really like to mention that they are following all the proper social distancing rules for…read morecovid. Staff is really calm and co-operative. It's a one stop shop. You get great options and variety to choose from.

Mall security is great for protecting our privacy from people live-streaming which is against…read morepolicy, it's good to know that security is on top of things as this woman on a mobility scooter has been making shoppers and staff uncomfortable. She is very reckless on that scooter and is not mindful of others even outside in the parking lots, foot paths, and on the road too.

I love bayshore and shop there often, but there was this hair product salon station in…read moreparticular..this guy kept promoting it, it's the KK salon by cole's. He pulled us over and used me as an example after I said no anyway, like 2-3 times. Used my mother and sister as examples like we were dolls and didn't even fix her hair, the serum totally messed up my hair and my curls fell. Only reason it's bumped down to 3 stars. Do not recommend the KK hair products, mad expensive. $50 for hair serum!?!?!? He attemped to push my mom, who could NOT get it, and pushed more eventually gave up and gave dirty looks. Other stores are great, found the book I was looking for at Cole's too.

I love this HomeSense. It's fairly large, and I always walk out buying at least one thing…read more The store offers a large selection of pictures, household wares, books, furniture as well as linens. It is hard not to find anything at HomeSense that is not priced reasonably. Like other reviewers have mentioned, since it is located on Merivale Road, it should be avoided on the weekends. Not only that but avoid this location on Monday's as well, the stock is usually low, and the store is left with all the "left overs" from the weekend, that did not sale. Usually give it a day or two for the staff to load up the shelves with new goodies after their weekend rush. Best time to shop is Tuesday-Friday in the evening or morning. Don't forget, interior decorators get a discount at HomeSense!!

I was looking for a marble grinder today and a friend of mine told me to check out Homesense on…read moreMerivale or Innes. My first stop was the Innes Homesense and then the Merivale Homesense. Minus the drive on Merivale the trip to Homesense was pretty good. This Homesense is massive! There are a lot of items at this store and like most Homesense's the stock changes weekly. There were a lot of items for the house, some nice, some awfully hard to look at! The good thing about this Homesense is that there are a lot of items for pretty reasonable prices. I'd recommend going on a weekday as Merivale seemed like a zoo today and I hear it's like that on weekends.

This new K-beauty store recently opened and I'm so happy there's finally a store nearby! They have…read morea pretty nice selection of skincare brands, like Anua, BOJ, Isntree, skin1004, COSRX, and more. (They also had a shelf dedicated to the skincare line I'm from, however they were out of stock of everything from that line.) The store is cute and aesthetic, and has the typical cute plushies and little accessories that most Korean stores tend to have in stock. They also have a variety of korean makeup products. However, something to note is that their prices are slightly more expensive than the average Korean product (like by a dollar or so, when compared to online retailers, but not a big deal at all). Something to note- currently, they have a "no refunds" policy. Only exchanges are permitted for "unopened beauty and electronics within 14 days after purchase with original receipt." The store is located across from the Sephora store in Bayshore Mall, which is perfect so you can grab all your beauty and skincare needs all at once! All in all, definitely a store you should check out!

I have to agree with Tanya I on this one! If I have a choice about which Winners I can hit up, this…read morehas got to be it. It's always clean and organized and the staff are fantastic. I've had to make returns here a few times (sue me - I don't always like trying on clothes in the fluorescent change rooms) and the cashiers don't even blink they're so well trained and helpful. I love their home section here - they have a great baking and cooking selection and lovely pictures that don't fall on my head because they are smartly stacked at waist height (take note other locations!). I always, always find a ton of things I love here, but the prices can still be a little intense. They do sell higher end brands and you'll pay for them, but of course not as much as you'd pay at other stores (i.e. a pair of Coach sandals might run you $80). I love that they have brand here I usually order online, even their hair products like Cake. Winners - I love you. Sometimes, you stress me out, but this location really is the best fo the best.

This is the Loblaws in Bells Corners. It's next to Zellers (one of two that are still in existence…read moreafter their massive closures; the other one is in Toronto's Kipling Queensway Mall btw). This Loblaws is medium-sized. It's not as big as the huge ones like the one at College Square, but it's bigger than the small ones like at Carlingwood Mall. This one has less prepared foods, but it does carry some random items that most other Loblaws don't carry, like Mediterra Savoury Protein bars. In fact, their protein bars selection is quite impressive. Their layout is not the best. They have their "discount/clearance/50% off" section on the other side of the cash register. So if you don't know that it's there, you only see it after you have paid for your groceries and are about to leave. So if you see something in the clearance section that you want, you have to go back in line to pay for it :P They really should move it, but I guess that's the only place they have for it (??). Also the aforementioned protein bars are found in 2 separate sections, one in the health food/nutritional supplements section and then they have some in a random "island display" in the middle of the refrigerated and frozen food section. It's in this random display that they have more "exotic" protein bars that I don't see in most grocery stores. Very weird. The prepared foods are also tucked away in scattered places. It took me a while to find the roasted chickens (towards the back of the store in a tiny section). Also one of the first things you see when you enter is the fish section (uh, not the most appealing...) Anyway, I am familiar with the idiosyncrasies of this location, so I like it, but some people may find the layout strange. Lots of free parking in the parking lot.

I've been going to this store for several years now but it's really gone downhill since the…read moreinstallation of "self-service" checkouts, which I refuse to use. Went in to pick up a few groceries after work. When I got to the checkout only two were open and both had long lines. Their express checkout was closed. So I skipped the checkout, left my groceries behind, and went to Sobeys instead. Sobeys had five checkouts open and, with my four items, I was processed through the express quickly. If you've got time on your hands and enjoy standing in the checkout line, this is the store for you. Come on Loblaws, Hire a few more students!

This Giant Tiger may be a bit small but the selection of clothing, food and other items are great…read morefor a reasonable to great deal. When I used to smoke I would go here for their smokes. Ive been going to this location since I was a little kid. I recommend!

I'm not sure if this store is currently open during the Covid-19 Pandemic or not, as this review is…read morefrom pre-Covid-19 times. This Giant Tiger is an Express Store, which means it's much smaller than regular Giant Tigers. It feels a bit small and dingy, and is essentially a discount convenience store. The regular Giant Tigers are discount stores, similar to the now defunct Bargain Harold's in Toronto, or Bi-Way (which shut down, but I heard they will re-open a slightly re-branded store on Orfus Rd in Toronto (it will be called "Bi-Way $10 Store")). So the quality of the clothing there is not great, and the toys are usually not brand names, but they have inexpensive grocery items. Giant Tiger is a Canadian company and it originated here in Ottawa (the very first location was in the Byward Market, and it's still there). I've only been in this location a few times. It's not my favourite, but is convenient for the local residents.

TL;DR: Rossy is a Canadian chain. They are a discount store selling everything from household…read moreitems, clothes and food. Fun to poke around but I didn't find anything I wanted to buy. Rossy reminds me of stores like Giant Tiger and I'm really going to date myself by listing these other two, but whatever, lol, Bargain Harold's and BiWay! So basically they sell a lot of off-brand items. They sell some brand name products too, but common brands only, like the ones you would find at Dollar Stores or other discount stores. There are no luxury products here. I liked poking around because it felt like a treasure hunt, lol. I didn't find any treasures though. Maybe on a future visit. This location is in the Galeries Aylmer Shopping Centre. (151)

Robertson Centre is a plaza in Bells Corners. The anchor stores are FreshCo, Dollarama, and Rexall…read morePharmacy. The Rexall is the biggest and nicest that I've ever seen. It even has a drive thru (!) - which I imagine is for dropping off and picking up prescriptions only, but I dunno, maybe you can go to the drive thru and say "I want a case of Pepsi, a bag of Lays BBQ chips, and a box of Oreos." I don't know! I've never used the drive thru at a drugstore, lol. The FreshCo is similar to other FreshCos, and the Dollarama is also pretty standard. There are a few dining options there: Mongolian Village Grill West, Gabriel Pizza, Quesada, and Athens Grill. The only clothing retailer is The Outskirts, which is a higher end (aka expensive) boutique. The aesthetics lean a bit mature for my tastes, with brands like Eileen Fisher and Gerry Weber. They do carry lots of Canadian brands, like Spanner, Joseph Ribkoff, and Frank Lyman, which have some cool and funky pieces, but also some matronly items (in my opinion). Definitely not a store that I personally would frequent, but being a hardcore shopper, I had to step in to see what it was all about, haha. Other businesses include a TD bank, Avis car rental, a medical clinic, a pet store, a kitchen and bathroom studio, a cannabis dispensary, a hair salon, and a place called "This is Healthful" which calls itself an "Educational Prevention Clinic and Health Centre" - whatever that means (?) {shrug emoji} There's lots of free parking.

Good women's clothing on third floor BAYSHORE Mall Nice…read moresetup with lots of Spring and Summer wear. Good variety of clothes and sizes Bought a very nice outfit Highly recommend for good, reasonable clothing