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Best of the City 2017: Retail

Best Antiques Store 1. Attic Treasures 944 Commercial Dr. attictreasuresvancouver.com 2. Salmagundi West 321 W. Cordova St. 604-681-4648 3. Baker’s Dozen Antiques 3520 Main St. 604-879-3348 Best Athletic/Athleisure Wear 1.
BOTC2017 Best Retail Winners

 

Best Antiques Store

1. Attic Treasures
944 Commercial Dr.
attictreasuresvancouver.com

2. Salmagundi West
321 W. Cordova St.
604-681-4648

3. Baker’s Dozen Antiques
3520 Main St.
604-879-3348

 

Best Athletic/Athleisure Wear

1. Lululemon
Various locations
shop.lululemon.com

2. RYU Apparel
Variouslocations
ryu.com

3. MEC
Variousstores
mec.ca

 

Best Beauty Shop

1. Sephora
Various locations
sephora.ca

2. Beauty Mark
1268 Pacific Blvd.
beautymark.ca

3. Skoah
Various locations
skoah.com

 

Best Bridal Store

1. Bisou Bridal
440 W. 2nd Ave.
bisoubridal.com

2. Bryan’s Bride (Burnaby)
4-4567 Lougheed Hwy.
604-299-1235

3. Lisa’s Bridal (New West)
681 Columbia St.
lisasbridal.com

 

Best Candy Store

1. The Candy Aisle
Multiple locations
candyaisle.com

2. Purdy’s Chocolates
Various locations
purdys.com

3. Sticky’s Candy
Various locations
stickyscandy.ca

 

Best Car Dealership

1. Autoform
1885 Clark Dr.
autoformco.ca


2. Carter Honda
2390 Burrard St.
carterhonda.com

3. Audi Downtown Vancouver
1788 W. 2nd Ave.
audidowntownvancouver.ca

 

Best Computer Retailer

1. Apple
Various locations
Apple.com

2. NCIX
1887 W. Broadway
ncix.com

3. Best Buy
Various locations
bestbuy.ca

 

Best Eyewear

1. Bruce Eyewear
219 Abbott St.
bruceeyewear.com

2. Clearly
clearly.ca

3. Avenue Eyecare
2041 W. 41st Ave.
avenueeyecare.com

 

Best Florist

1. The Flower Factory
3604 Main St.
flowerfactory.ca

T-2. Celsia Florist
1930 Arbutus St.
celsiaflorist.com

T-2. Mayhew Sherwood
3691 W. Broadway
mayhewflorist.com

3. The Flowerbox
1319 Commercial Dr.
theflowerbox.ca

 

Best Gift Store

1. Bird on a Wire
2535 Main St.
birdonawirecreations.com

T-2. Walrus
3408 Cambie St.
shop.walrushome.com

T-2. Welk’s
3511 Main St.
welks.ca

T-3. Lala’s on the Drive
1748 Commercial Dr.
lalas.ca

T-3. Obsessions
101-595 Howe St.
obsessionsonline.com

T-3. Oh My Gift
2039 W. 4th Ave.
ohmygift.ca

 

Best Green/Eco-friendly Shop

1. The Soap Dispensary
3718 Main St.
thesoapdispensary.com

2. Whole Foods
Various locations
wholefoodsmarket.com

3. MEC
Various locations
mec.ca

 

Best Home Décor

1. Homesense
Various locations
homesense.ca

2. The Cross Décor & Design
1198 Homer St.
thecrossdesign.com

T-3. IKEA
1-3320 Jacombs Rd.
ikea.com

T-3. Urban Barn
Various locations
urbanbarn.com

 

Best Home Electronics

1. Best Buy
Various locations
bestbuy.ca

2. London Drugs
Various locations
londondrugs.com

3. Visions Electronics
Various locations
visions.ca

 

Best Home Furnishings

1. Montauk Sofa
228 Abbott St.
montauksofa.com

T-2. Urban Barn
Various locations
urbanbarn.com

T-2. West Elm
Various locations
westelm.ca

3. The Cross Décor & Design
1198 Homer St.
thecrossdesign.com

 

Best Jewellery Store

1. Van Yperen Jewellers
4425 W 10th Ave.
vanyperenjewellers.com

T-2. Maharani Jewellers
1500-701 W. Georgia St.
maharanijewels.com

T-2. Tiffany & Co
Various locations
tiffany.ca

3. Blue Ruby
Various locations
blueruby.com

 

Best Kids’ Clothing Store

1. RedFish Kids
851 Hornby St.
redfishkids.com

2. Dandelion Kids
1206 Commercial Dr.
dandelionkids.ca

3. Gap Kids
Various locations
gapcanada.ca

 

Best Kitchenware/Cooking Store

1. Ming Wo
Various locations
mingwo.com

2. Gourmet Warehouse
1340 E. Hastings St.
gourmetwarehouse.ca

3. Cook Culture
Various locations
cookculture.com

 

Best Leather Goods

1. Roots
Various locations
roots.com

2. BB Gun
1133 Keefer St.
bbgunleather.com

3. Erin Templeton
511 Carrall St.
erintempleton.com

 

Best Lighting Store

1. Robinson Lighting and Bath
2285 Cambie St.
robinsonlightingandbath.com

2. Lightform
2-425 Carrall St.
lightform.ca

3. Light the Store
2045 W. 41st Ave.
lightthestore.com

 

Best Lingerie Store

1. Victoria’s Secret
Various locations
victoriassecret.com

2. Diane’s Lingerie
2950 Granville St.
dianeslingerie.com

3. Change of Scandinavia
2358 Cambie St.
change.com

 

Best Local Fashion Brand

1. lululemon
Various locations
shop.lululemon.com

2. Nicole Bridger
14 Water St.
nicolebridger.com

3. Dish & Duer
118 W. Hastings St.
dishandduer.ca

 

Best Men’s Clothing Store

1. Harry Rosen
Multiple locations
harryrosen.com

2. The Bay
Various locations
thebay.com

T-3. Brooklyn Clothing Co.
418 Davie St.
brooklynclothing.com

T-3. Frank & Oak
316 W. Cordova St.
ca.frankandoak.com

 

Best Mobile Phone Retailer

1. Telus
Various locations
telus.com

2. Fido
Various locations
fido.ca

3. Rogers
Various locations
rogers.com

 

Best Pop-Up Shop

1. The Latest Scoop
2928 Granville St.
thelatestscoop.ca

2. Little Mountain Shop
4386 Main St.
littlemountain.space

3. Crunchtime Cereal Bar
311 W. Cordova St.
crunchtimecerealbar.com

 

Best Sex/Erotic Shop

1. Womyn’s Ware
896 Commercial Dr.
womynsware.com

T-2. Honey Gifts
Various locations
honeygifts.com

T-2. Little Sisters
1238 Davie St.
little-sisters-book-art-emporium.myshopify.com

3. The Art of Loving
369 W. Broadway
artofloving.ca

 

Best Shoe Store

1. Gravity Pope
2203 W. 4th Ave.
gravitypope.com

2. Fluevog
Various locations
fluevog.com

3. Nordstrom
799 Robson St.
shop.nordstrom.com

 

Best Shopping Centre

1. Pacific Centre
701 W. Georgia St.
pacificcentreoffice.com

2. Oakridge
650 W. 41st Ave.
oakridgecentre.com

3. Kingsgate Mall
370 E. Broadway
kingsgatemall.com

 

Best Shopping Street

1. Robson St.
robsonstreet.ca

2. Main St.

3. West 4th Ave.
shopwest4th.com

 

Best Sporting Goods

1. Sport Chek
Various locations
sportchek.ca

2. MEC
Various locations
mec.ca

3. Sports Junkies
102 W. Broadway
sportsjunkies.com

 

Best Toy Store

1. Toys R Us
Various locations
toysrus.ca

2. Granville Island Toy Company
Various locations
toycompany.com

T-3. Dilly Dally
1161 Commercial Dr.
dillydallykids.ca

T-3. Kaboodles
Various locations
kaboodlestoystore.com

 

Best Vintage/Consignment Clothing

1. Front & Company
3772 Main St.
frontandcompany.com

T-2. The Attic Thrift Store
1340 Davie St.
gordonhouse.org/the-attic-thrift-store/

T-2. Mintage
1714 Commercial Dr.
mintagevintage.com

3. Turnabout
Various locations
turnabout.ca

 

Best Vintage/Consignment Furnishings

1. Turnabout Home
3109 Granville St.
turnabout.ca

2. The Sellution
1009 Kingsway
604-876-4517

3. ReFind
4609 Main St.
refindhomefurnishings.com

 

Best Warehouse Sale

1. Aritzia Warehouse Sale
aritzia.com

2. Gravity Pope Warehouse Sale
gravitypope.com

T-3. Arc’teryx Warehouse Sale
arcteryx.com

T-3. Oak + Fort Warehouse Sale
oakandfort.ca

 

Best Women’s Clothing

1. Aritzia
Various locations
aritzia.com

2. JQ Clothing
Various locations
jqclothing.com

3. Oak + Fort
Various locations
oakandfort.ca

 

Best Designer Vintage

1. Turnabout
Various locations
turnabout.ca

2. Mine and Yours
1025 Howe St.
mineandyours.com

3. Once Again Resale
2-1874 W, 1st Ave.
onceagainresale.com