Shopping winners in the 2025/26 Calgary Readers’ Choice Awards

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Here are the winners in the Shopping category in the 2025/26 Calgary Readers’ Choice Awards for the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun.

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Favourite Art Supply Store
Gold: Kensington Art Supply
Silver: Sunnyside Art Supplies
Bronze: Swinton’s Art Supplies

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Favourite Auction House
Gold: Regal Auctions
Silver: Graham Auctions
Bronze: Hall’s Auction Services

Favourite Barber
Gold: Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop
Silver: Marda Loop Barbershop
Bronze: Great Clips

Favourite Bike Shop
Gold: Bow Cycle & Sports
Silver: The Bike Shop
Bronze: Calgary Cycle

Favourite Bookstore
Gold: Fair’s Fair Books
Silver: Owl’s Nest Books
Bronze: Pages on Kensington

Favourite Bridal Salon
Gold: Ethos Bridal Boutique
Silver: Durand Bridal
Bronze (Tie):  Pearl + Dot, Cameo & Cufflinks

Favourite Butcher Shop/Deli
Gold: Lina’s Italian Market
Silver: Italian Centre Shop
Bronze: Bon Ton Meat Market

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Favourite Cheese Shop
Gold: Springbank Cheese Company
Silver (Tie): Italian Centre Shop, Lina’s Italian Market
Bronze: Peasant Cheese

Favourite Comic Book Store/Collectibles Shop
Gold: Phoenix Comics
Silver: Comic-Kazi
Bronze: The Sentry Box

Favourite Consignment Store
Gold (Tie):  Vespucci, Plato’s Closet
Silver: Expressions Ladies Consignment
Bronze: Peacock Boutique

Favourite Craft Store
Gold: PM Hobbycraft
Silver: STASH Lounge
Bronze: Scrapendipity

Favourite Dog Daycare/Boarding
Gold: Dogtopia
Silver: Springbank Pet Resort
Bronze: Muttley Crue

Favourite Farmers’ Market
Gold: Calgary Farmers’ Market South
Silver: Crossroads Farmers’ Market
Bronze: Calgary Farmers’ Market West

Favourite Fitness Store
Gold: SportChek
Silver: MEC
Bronze: Fitness Depot

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Favourite Employment Services
Gold: Equation Staffing Solutions
Silver: Randstad
Bronze (Tie): Bowen Group, Prospect

Favourite Florist
Gold: Red Rose Florist
Silver (Tie): Amborella Floral, Flowers at the Market
Bronze: Deer Valley Florist

Favourite Furniture Store
Gold: La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings and Decor
Silver: Bondars
Bronze: Cricklewood Interiors

Favourite Garden Centre
Gold: Golden Acre Home & Garden
Silver: Spruce It Up Garden Centre
Bronze: Greengate Garden Centre

Favourite Grocery Store
Gold: Real Canadian Superstore
Silver (Tie): Calgary Co-op, Safeway
Bronze: Save On Foods

Favourite Hair Salon
Gold: Chatters
Silver: Edge’s Salon & Spa
Bronze: Hedkandi

Favourite Health Food Store/Organic Market
Gold: Community Natural Foods
Silver: Sunterra Market
Bronze: Blush Lane Organic Market

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Favourite Home Electronics Store
Gold: Best Buy
Silver: Visions Electronics
Bronze: London Drugs

Favourite International Food Market
Gold: Lina’s Italian Market
Silver: Italian Centre Shop
Bronze: T&T Supermarket

Favourite Jewelry Store
Gold: Spence Diamonds
Silver: Calgary Jewellery
Bronze: Tany’s Jewelery

Favourite Kitchenware Store
Gold: Williams Sonoma
Silver: Canadian Tire
Bronze: Knifewear

Favourite Ladies Boutique Clothing Store
Gold: Kismet Clothing Calgary
Silver: Bellissima
Bronze: O’Connors

Favourite Lighting Store
Gold: Cartwright Lighting & Furniture
Silver: Carrington Lighting & Furniture
Bronze: Robinson Lighting and Bath

Favourite Liquor Store
Gold: Willow Park Wines & Spirits
Silver: Co-op Wine Spirits Beer
Bronze: Wine & Beyond

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Favourite Mens Clothing Store
Gold: Thomas Jeffery Men’s Wear
Silver: O’Connors
Bronze: Supreme Men’s Wear

Favourite Optical Store/Eyewear Retailer
Gold: LensCrafters
Silver: FYidoctors
Bronze: Brass Monocle

Favourite Outdoor Patio & Furniture
Gold (Tie): Barbecues Galore, The Patio Store
Silver: Mountain House Furniture
Bronze: Patio Line

Favourite Pet Groomer
Gold: Mucky Pups
Silver: PetSmart
Bronze: Muttley Crue

Favourite Real Estate Company
Gold: RE/MAX
Silver: CIR
Bronze (Tie): MaxWell Realty, First Place Realty

Favourite Shoe Store
Gold: Sole to Soul Footwear
Silver: Checkmate Shoes
Bronze: O’Connors

Favourite Ski Store
Gold: Ski Cellar
Silver: Ski West
Bronze: Mountain Cultures

Favourite Spa/Esthetics Studio
Gold: RnR Wellness Spa
Silver: Oasis Wellness Centre & Spa
Bronze: Riverside Spa

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Favourite Record Store/Music Shop
Gold: Sunrise Records
Silver: Recordland
Bronze: Lukes Drug Mart

Favourite Tattoo Shop
Gold: Strange World Tattoo
Silver (Tie): Atticus Tattoo, Immaculate Concept
Bronze: Bushido Tattoo

Favourite Travel Agency
Gold: AMA Travel
Silver: Marlin Travel
Bronze: The Travel Lady

Favourite Vintage Shop
Gold: Iron Crow
Silver (Tie): Reclaim Vintage, It’s Vintage YYC
Bronze: Antiquaire Vintage Boutique

Favourite Wine Shop
Gold: Willow Park Wines & Spirits
Silver: Wine & Beyond
Bronze: Co-op Wines Spirits Beer

The Calgary Readers’ Choice Awards were created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division.

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