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| - North Hill Centre is definitely one of those malls that gets little love, and there are reasons for it. Like others have pointed out, parking is terrible, and the retail businesses are really only notable for supplying the basics. The selection runs to geriatric in a lot of stores (it's not just the Sears, Moez!), and the whole thing is kind of shabby looking. This is not a mall to visit if you're looking for high fashion, nor when you're in the mood to do some serious shopping.
However, I would say that there are a few things in North Hill's favour. As Sapna notes, it's right off the train line, as well as one of the major thoroughfares in Calgary (16th Ave), and this makes it one of the most convenient shopping centres in the city to get to. Secondly, it's got a very simple floor plan - just one long stretch of stores with a couple of side entrances - and this makes finding a particular shop really easy; there's almost no way that you're going to get confused or turned around in this mall. It also has all the staples you need, without any of the distractions - you can just pop in and out, no fuss, without being tempted to window-shop (or impulse buy).
Businesses I would recommend within North Hill Centre are: the Safeway (very well stocked), San Francisco Gifts (one of the only locations in the city), Ardene (cleaner, and with a better inventory than most other locations), the food court (like Moez said, it's decent), and Crimson Lingerie (great service and lots of sexy, if expensive, items).
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