The Stockyards

Everything in one spot — perfect!
Free parking

I like the fact that I can park in the covered parking garage right behind the Second Cup and pop in for a coffee. The shopping centre is designed in a pretty unique manner with escalator’s taking you up and down heated enclosed units only to let you out into the cold to walk the rest of the way uncovered to your favorite store.
My wife and I discussed this layout, although she was not a fan I liked it. You can shop, have plenty of parking and still be out doors. One thing I don’t like about the design is that since the whole thing is built around the parking structure it’s difficult to see where specific stores are at which can be an issue if you are new to the shopping centre. There are some info tablets that can help with that but good luck finding them.

Even without the beautiful bullseye*, The Stockyards are sometimes a necessary evil.
Homesense, Winners, The Linen Chest and other box stores just help make your house go ’round, and it’s good to have a lot of options all in the same place. It’s also super handy that Home Depot and Blinds To Go are right across the street. We’re talking about a seriously money corner for home décor.
Is it hideously American? Oh hell yes. How many parking garages can one complex have? You ugly, Stockyards… but sometimes you just have to grab your plastic, a big ass Starbucks and lean in.
*Rest In Peace, Target Canada.

Tremendous burger and fries. I had the chilli pimento cheese burger and the first bite I had was amazing. Phenomenal job on the food and love the atmosphere. It’s small but you definitely get that diner/​burger joint feel. 2 thumbs up for Stockyards

Still a work in progress, this location is ideal for people living in the area. With the departure of Target, it’ll leave a big gap, but hopefully a grocery store or several smaller stores will divide up the space.
The HomeSense here is one of the best out there. On the day I last visited, it was a virtual ghost town… it’s great to look through their wares not having to have people stalk you to see if you’re going to take an item (had this happen to me at the HomeSense at Collosus)
Ample parking, great clean stores, what a great shopping experience (although on a rainy day it would be a totally different experience).

Wife and I shop there often. Most of the stores are solid at what they do, so it’s a question of whether you want to check and price sports stuff, home stuff, clothes, shoes (mainly women’s) kids and teen things, crafts, pets. People who can’t bear to get a little fresh air between stores or are totally unwilling to find their way around a new place won’t like it; but their grandchildren will help them figure it out I hope. Come on folks, we’re Canadians.

First visit to this new shopping centre on the site of an old packing house.
It is designed a bit like «Shops on Don Mills» with blocks of outdoor facing buildings around interwoven streets. However it is not as fancily decorated and the retail mix is mid-​scale for the most part, with the possible exception of the fairly upscale Linen Chest. The eating places are not fully rented yet and I believe there are one or two retail spaces still empty. Being next to a Home Depot, a Canadian Tire and some other existing stores makes it a convenience for people in the area.
In general, a pretty good mix of stuff, with Target as the main anchor. It would get more traffic if some additional apparel stores were added and three shoe stores might be a bit many. It could also benefit from a «sit-​down» restaurant chain entry like a Joey’s or Jack Astor’s or Mandarin.

I came here to apply for some jobs, and I found the layout to be weird. Shopping here on a rainy or snowy day isn’t really possible. As you’d be walking outside for a good majority of the time. The stores are good and there is affordable clothing and misc available for the conscious shopper with lots of time on their hands. Unfortunately I have no plans on ever coming here again.

I happen to drive by, and saw a bunch of stores that I just happened to be looking for (mostly home décor). If you’re in the market for home décor, then this is a great place to visit. Plenty of parking, and alot of options with more to come.
However, for anything else like clothing or something, you’re probably best going elsewhere, and because it’s an outdoor mall, I can only imagine that it’s going to be a bitch to go from one end to another during the winter.
While walking down some stairs from the second level to the ground I passed by some elderly women who were complaining about the lack of elevators or escalators. There are escalators to get to and from each level which but no signs that clearly point to where they are, which is something that they should probably put.up.

It is horrible for pedestrians. I was there last week. Here’s what was open that I noted. (this is not all encompassing because I didn’t go into them all): Target, Pier 1, Carters, Old Navy, Dollarama, Bouclair, Shoe Company, Thai Express, some vitamin shop. Neither Banana Republic nor Michaels is open yet. The ABSURD THING is that the building on the East side where Old Navy, Bouclair and the to be Michaels doesn’t have a working escalator or elevator so the only way up there is via walking through the parking garage, which was ridiculous with a stroller, or up in the elevators of Target. If Target weren’t open, there’d be no other way. BUT the signs on arrival only show the driveway/​parking lot option so I circled for ever. The parking garage is the central artery and an ugly behemoth that leaves half the shops in complete shadow and in a cloud of exhaust. Since the shops are brand new, the kid stores have NO NO NO sale or clearance item racks. They weren’t stocked with them, I guess. The target is okay and handy for diapers but their lack of online inventory makes visiting ANY OF THEM a colossal waste of time if you’re looking for something in particular from a flyer because they don’t stock everything at every location. AND if you ask them, their inventory system does not make looking up anything even in their own store easy. I.e. I was looking for a blue end table, they only had the SKU for the red one so they couldn’t look up if they had blue. After I insisted, they had to physically go and they had 3, all chipped. TARGET totally missed the target with their Canadian Entry. Bouclair homewards shop is SOOOO small, it’s useless for their stock. I mean really, it’s barely the size of a larger McDonalds so their selection is limited. Oh the worst, since it’s so new, there is little help getting around. I had to ask 3 times for directions from Target to Old Navy?! And I got one «Bouclair?»

Parking here is very spacious and easy to drive around. Under ground parking for Target is spacious and well lit. Enough walking space for larger crowds and lots of sunlight. My only complaint would be store signs. There are no signs posted anywhere to let you know where stores are located, your left to wander. Though not all the spaces are sold I feel there should still be something posted still.

This place is great. Gigantic super stores everywhere, boasting a new Target, with a winners, and tons of little stores from second cup to bell mobility. The parking is abundant and the layout isn’t too easy to get around in but they put escalators everywhere to accommodate. They all seem to stay open mega late as well, huge bonus!

The Stockyards is still a work in progress. Very curiously, there are a few stores open amidst ongoing construction and debris. Right now, the place is nothing to look at.
The Stockyards will bring a number of familiar chains and new stores to the Junction. The Target is open and is a sparkling clean and well-​organized store. There is also a DollarStore, Old Navy, Bouclair Home, and Pier 1 that are already open, among others. Still on deck are a Michael’s Craft store, a Petsmart, kids clothing store, a Banana Republic outlet store and others. There are or will be a few familiar fast food places as well such as KFC, Hero Burger, Second Cup, etc.
Parking is plentiful in the inside of the centre. It is nice that they designed the place so that the parking is not visible from the street.
Again, the place is still a work in progress. Hopefully, they will have nice planters to add some life and keep the place clean after everything is finished.

The Grand Opening of its mega store Target was today. But I’m more excited about the Bulk Barn, Winners and Homesense that should be appearing here as well. Also on the list is Old Navy, Ardene, the children’s place, Pier 1 Imports (opened), Michael’s and Bouclair (opened by now too). There’s also a Vitapath store that sells supplements.
Finally the west end doesn’t have to travel for away to the 427 and Queensway to get to these stores. It’s pretty great except for the fact Keele and South of St Clair will be come even more congested. I suggest heading through the short cut of Home Depot and Cantire.
There’s also a slew of fast food restaurants like Thai Express, Teriyaki, Pita something, Menchies etc. What I don’t get is why it’s on the north end of the place far away from the rest of the shopping. Each has its own store area and seating area like it’s a restaurant.
The entire complex is a maze and seems like more suited if you what to go to a few specific stores rather than a nice all day shopping experience like say shops at don Mills. It’s not friendly to wandering, and the layout is a bit strange with parking smack dab in the middle and stores all around it. You won’t see what they area from the parking lot but that’s not the point.
I’m looking forward to frequenting the place but would imagine in a few weeks parking won’t be so easy to come by.
There is also a Second Cup (lots of seating) in the food area and a Starbucks inside the target (not really for long stays) that doesn’t take your Rewards Card.