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The Best Shopping in Toronto

September 30th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Shopping Places in Toronto

Toronto is the largest city in Canada. As a metropolitan destination, this city offers one of the best shopping experiences in the country. We can say that Toronto has it all, from the Up-scale Malls to the unique and cute boutiques, from the most expensive brand stores to the very convenient second-had stores, and also the very popular bargain warehouses which are very popular among the people in Toronto.

Toronto City has many large malls. The most famous and recognizable place to visit is the Eaton Centre, which is a popular place for shopping as it is hosts more than 300 shops and offers diverse services including food court, offices and others. The Eaton Centre is historically famous as one of the first malls in the city and it is recognizable as the top spot of the shopping industry where everyday thousands of visitors walk along the shops.

Another great spot while you visit Toronto and experience the best shopping is the neighbourhood of Yorkville. This area is known as the most exclusive place of the city where anyone can enjoy of the up-scale shopping compared to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and Fifth Avenue in New York City. The top designer brands have their stores along Bloor Street West and Avenue Road, such as Louis Vutton, Gucci, Burberry, Hermes, Hugo Boss, Tiffany’s, just to mention some. In the other hand, there is more popular stores with more reasonable prices like H&M, MaxAzria, Winners and more. However, if you want and can spend a few thousands of dollars, without a doubt Yorkville is your destination.

Another popular place for shopping is the area of Queen Street West, which is commonly known as the trendy-hippy neighbourhood of Toronto, where bargain stores, vintage clothing stores and alternative fashion stores blend together to create a bohemian vibe where visitors can see the real fashion of Torontonians. Nowadays, you can find popular brand stores along the street to fulfill the needs of everyone’s needs.

The last but not the less important shopping destination in Toronto is Yorkdale Mall located at Highway 401 and Dufferin Street, in the north side of the city. The Yorkdale Mall is an excellent place for shopping as it hosts hundreds of different stores where the latest fashion trends and the hottest brands are together. This mall is one of the three largest malls in Canada and with the most expensive Square footage for leasing.

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Czech consumer shopping behaviour

May 2nd, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Smart Shopping Tips

Czech consumer shopping behaviourOnce again, hypermarkets have confirmed their dominant position in the Czech market (with 2% preference increase). As many as 43 % Czech households spend the highest share of their food expenditures in hypermarkets. Discount stores have maintained the second position – 25 % Czech households spend most money on food there. The popularity of supermarkets has declined slightly – 15 % Czech households prefer them when buying food. Smaller shops have maintained their last year position being preferred by 15% households.

People primarily choose hypermarkets due to the wide choice of goods. Discount stores generally attract consumer due to a combination of favourable prices and reasonable quality. Customers preferring supermarkets mostly decide on a basis of their easy availability and because of the pleasant and clean environment. Small shops are attractive for their customers for their easy accessibility, pleasant and helpful staff and also for easy orientation in the store.

Younger consumers (under 40) with higher education prefer shopping in hypermarkets and supermarkets. On the other hand, discount stores and small shops are popular with older customers and customers with lower education level.

Overall, Kaufland stores were the place, where Czech households spent most money on food last year, as 19 % households said Kaufland was their main food shopping place. Albert stores and Penny Market discount chain share the second place (both chains have identical preferences of 12 % households each). Tesco and Lidl also gained their position in the TOP 5 chains (each of them having preferences of about 10 % households).

Czech customers have tended to differentiate increasingly between individual chains. Chains have begun to profile significantly and – due to different combinations of price, assortment and quality of goods – they are able attract customers to various categories of goods. For example, Globus retail chain stores have been popular among Czech households as places of meat, sausages and organic food shopping. On the other hand Kaufland and Lidl chains have been successful with their offer of fruits, vegetables and pet food. People prefer buying soft drinks at Tesco within big shopping, whereas Albert supermarkets have become the favourite place for pastry and delicatessen shopping within frequent visits. Billa is a favourite place for cheese and fruit and vegetables shopping, whereas Penny Market has been popular for its dairy products, coffee and tea.

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