Shopping in Canada Just got Better

Two retail favourites among the arts and decor crowd will soon be opening stores in Canada. Anthropologie and Crate & Barrel are opening new stores in the Toronto area later this fall.

Crate & Barrel's 35,000-square-foot, two-level store at the Yorkdale Mall is the furniture/home merchandise retailer's 163rd location and the first outside the United States. The Globe & Mail described it as "a study in easy living, from its quality merchandise at easy-to-swallow prices to its well thought out displays and attractive vignettes." C&B is known for its minimalist but sturdy look, with clean lines, simple designs and natural neutrals that work in all kinds of settings.

From Crate & Barrel

Not to be outdone, Anthropolgie, one of C&B's top US competitors, is also opening a store in Yorkdale later this fall, and a second location in Don Mills in spring, 2009. Anyone who knows Anthropologie knows about its alluring window displays and lush catalogs, filled with creative, visionary home/lifestyle products, fabrics, fashions and linens. Artfully inspired, Anthropologie will keep you in its stores for hours!

A typical window display at an Anthropologie store.