Old news, old news, but I wanted to point out that Aritzia has just recently opened its new flagship store location on the second floor of Pacific Centre in Downtown – right in time for the Christmas shopping season! I haven’t had a chance to check it out yet though… have you?
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On Thursday, December 3, from 5pm to 9pm, shop at Boudoir (1230 Hamilton Street) before the all-access Yaletown Shopathon. Enjoy 20% OFF, complimentary cocktails & gift wrapping all night long! First 10 pps to arrive will also receive a $25 gift certificate towards clothing. Beat the public and get first dibs on all the fancy, beautiful clothing at Boudoir. As you know, they only carry limited sizing of each style. RSVP at rsvp@myboudoir.ca.

On Thursday December 3rd, from 5pm to 9pm, head into Gastown for some great holiday deals. Participating retailers include (212), Block, Dream, Dutil Denim, Obakki, One of a Few, Roden Gray, Rubi & Kino and more!

Surprise!! The GAP has literally turned its retail world upside down with the launch of its “SPRIZE” card. Last week, on a regular Thursday morning, the downtown Vancouver community awoke to upside-down logos, signs, mannequins, and even cars (!!) surrounding the GAP on Robson Street. All this “shopping turned on its head” in preparation to prepare the public for the SPRIZE offering.

With an easy one-minute in-store sign up … the SPRIZE card offers customers an incentive to purchase now, instead of waiting for an item to go on sale. How? If something you buy from GAP goes on sale within 45 days of your purchase date, you are notified by email and automatically given an in-store credit (called “Sprize Bucks”) of the difference in pricing.

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation opened its first Murale store in Vancouver at Oakridge Centre. As I walked into the new venue (located near the food court, on the GAP and Aritzia side), the bright lights, white floor and neatly lined shelves of beauty products mimicked Shoppers’ Drug Mart’s beauty boutique – but much more spacious.

Brands which immediately caught my eye included Cargo, Smashbox, Benefit, Biotherme, Nars, Bobbi Brown…as well as your classic brands like Clinique, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.

It just seemed like yesterday when Jules & Eve opened in Kerrisdale, and now they are already celebrating their one year anniversary on November 1st. To celebrate their birthday, Jules & Eve will be offering a special from October 30th until Nov 1st, 2009. All regular-priced items will be 20% off and sale items will qualify for an additional 10% discount on top of the sale price. Don’t forget to enter their lucky draw (no purchase necessary) when you are in the store between Oct 30th – Nov 1st, 2009 for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from Jules & Eve. The winner will be contacted by store personnel after Nov 4th, 2009.
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Feature brands at Jules & Eve for the Fall/Winter 2009 season include: Betsey Johnson, LA Made, 6126 Collections by Lindsay Lohan and People’s Market.

My first formal winter jacket was from Plen+y. Your last few days to get a free Propaganda scarf (worth $39) with a wool coat purchase to prepare you for winter!

In ackonowledgement of September 9, 2009, for one day only, Threadless.com is having a $9 sale on all of their t-shirts!

What’s Banana Republic’s fall five? The white shirt, the suit, denim, chino and the trench. Shop this evening at any Banana Republic location after 5pm to receive 25% off new arrivals off your purchase of $100 or more.

Sephora is opening on July 10, 2009 at Pacific Centre. Founded in France in 1969, Sephora features over 200 classic and emerging brands across a broad range of beauty products – from skincare and fragrance, to haircare and cosmetics. Click on the below coupon to print out and redeem for a FREE Sephora umbrella. I have a feeling we’re going to be seeing a lot of these in Vancouver in the next while.

**Thanks to Five Corners for this coupon.