After the insanity of walking into the Square One Zara, I was hoping to stay out of the stores for a while. Little did I realize that Zara opened up in the new hallway towards Nordstrom.
This Zara took over one of the old spots leading towards the previous food court.. except they took over like 3 of them. The store is really big. I would say rivaling the first floor space you see in Yorkdale. The mall hallway area is gorgeously bathed in sunlight so the store always look bright and sunny.
One thing that I hated a lot about the Zara's recently... you feel the apathy towards the store the moment you walk in. It's a mess, clothes dumped everywhere, it looks like a toddler ran through it and pulled all the clothes off the shelves and hangers, and the line up is at least 15 people with only maybe 2 cashiers open. And if you're lucky to spot someone who works there, they might or might hear you when you ask a question.
Sherway here... is a tad bit better. It doesnt look like a clearance store and the clothes are definitely showcased better. That being said, their sale area clearly had a dozen people rummage through it and leaving their mark. I saw 2 cashiers open with only 3 people in line... much much better Zara.
As for their clothing, I feel they get trends and they know people are just wanting the look and not necessarily the quality to last longer than the season. Maybe I have nostalgia but I feel Zara a few years ago was much better for stitching and the overall tailored look. Now, things just dont seem quite to fall nicely... it's either a thinner material or just a weird design that hangs wrong. Or maybe the new trend is floppy and big?
A few tries of some items lead me to give them all back ... I took a look at the prices. Sure it's trendy and may look ok for the season... but $80 for acrylic trendy sweater? or the short plain skirt for $60 that doesnt feel good on? No thanks.
I rather go to Aritzia. read more