| Malls offer the best selection of brand name and | | | | If you need low priced, durable and rugged jeans for |
| house brand clothing for children and now offer the | | | | rough and tumble jeans for your boys to play in the |
| best prices. The economic and distribution mechanics | | | | yard or at the park, you’ll find plenty of blue |
| are simple to understand. When 100 to 200 stores | | | | jeans and cargo pants at kids clothing stores in malls. |
| share the same property (the indoor shopping mall), | | | | The spring collection of t-shirts, skateboarding shorts, |
| they have a much lower overhead cost and that is | | | | and wind breakers will be on store shelves by March. |
| passed onto local shoppers in the form of lower | | | | To make their clothes last, choose non white colours |
| prices. With this deep recession, shoppers are more | | | | of a durable fabric and stitching. Don’t cut off |
| price conscious and aren’t willing to drive long | | | | the pants too short. Leave them as long as possible |
| distances to single manufacturer’s outlets to buy | | | | without touching the ground. If you’ve thought |
| high priced clothing. The malls are attracting more | | | | cargo pants are unattractive, consider that they are |
| shoppers and that allows them to stock a greater | | | | often designed for rough usage such as |
| variety of clothing for kids. More product is seen by | | | | skateboarding and mountain biking. Designer fashion |
| shoppers and there is a much greater chance | | | | may not hold up as well under severe use by a |
| they’ll find the right size and fit and the right | | | | youngster and you could be wasting your money. For |
| price. And malls are leading in the price department. | | | | school, the kids want to look cool and all the brands |
| Zellers is one such low price retailer carrying | | | | they’re into are available at your local mall. |
| economically priced kids clothing from top brand | | | | Seek financing during the economic downturn. 2009 is |
| name manufacturers. Zellers has more than 350 | | | | starting off rough for everyone so a new credit card |
| stores across Canada, many of them in malls in | | | | might be a good way to get the clothes you need |
| Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Mississauga, Winnipeg, | | | | now. If financing for your kids clothes is needed, |
| Calgary, Ottawa and Vancouver. Zellers.ca is a wholly | | | | Zellers, Sears and The Bay offer their own credit |
| owned subsidiary of The Bay which also owns Home | | | | cards. They are typically easier to get than regular |
| outfitters stores in Canada. | | | | bank credit cards. |
| Sears and The Bay are the country’s kids | | | | It’s hard to waste your shopping time at your |
| clothing sales giants although small boutiques such as | | | | local mall and the savings have never been better. |
| West 49, Gap Kids, Gap, Old Navy, Gymboree, La | | | | Retail stores in malls have high volumes of stock and |
| Senza Girl, Siblings, The Children’s Place, | | | | are marking down strongly to get product moving. |
| International Boys, and OK Kids have enjoyed | | | | Once the old stock has been sold, prices will |
| excellent sales through 2008. West 49 is a popular | | | | undoubtedly be raised again. |
| store with the teen crowd and they’re marking | | | | Visit one of Ivanhoe Cambridge’s shopping |
| down prices severely. West 49 is considered the | | | | centres for boys jeans and girls clothing from leading |
| coolest for shirts, pants, caps and jackets and now | | | | manufacturers. These malls offer a great shopping |
| with their deep discounts, your child might finally get | | | | experience for the family and while you’re |
| that designer clothing they’ve wanted for some | | | | shopping, see a movie, eat at the food court and |
| time. | | | | even try the Indy Go Kart racing at some locations. |