Gigasports

I was at Pacific Place today looking for a few fitness clothes, as I need to ‘renew’ my closet for sports clothes. I had been looking around Wan Chai for some of those but the best deals I could get were still not that great value for money (okay design and too pricey for their quality). Wan Chai has great stores for branded trainers; prices are half the ones at Giga Sports, but I suspect they’re also from previous collections. However today I was after some tights and sports bras.
I was impressed by the size of the store: they have a few sections by brand and sport. There’s a specific one on fitness which I went to check out. Unfortunately they only had a couple of tights from Adidas, but they were around 250HKD, which is much cheaper than other stores. Their range of bras is great though, and they have the same price (so it’s pretty much average). There were some more clothes on the running section and even the tennis one, but for the size of the store it didn’t seem much. They’re not a specialized store. Instead they have multiple sections with a few items, including swimming and golf, and a corner devoted to hiking products.
There is way too much staff in this place though, but nobody approached me to help, which was fine as I could find what I was after quite easily. I picked up a brochure I saw at the fitness section and I’m browsing through it, got hooked on their Adidas tights and will come back for them!

Gigasports is a mega store for sports goods, in fact it is a giga store for sports goods (that’s 1000 times better than a mega store — whoop!). I particularly like the location in Pacific Place, as it is large, carries a good stock, both on display and «out the back», and often has sales on, on top of their regular discounts.
The store stocks all types of shoes, clothing and accessories for sports, primarily; running, fitness, basketball, racquet sports, swimming (which many other sport stores don’t cater to), footy, and general outdoor (hiking, etc). It is mainly shoes and clothes, with some things like bags, swimming goggles, medical supports. They don’t stock a great deal of kit like balls or tennis racquets, so if you need specific sports equipment, you may have to look elsewhere.
The store is well laid out, by sport, department, and brand, so things are easy to find. Staff are on standby to help, and can be helpful to the point of pestering, but they do have to make a buck I suppose. When you buy, always ask for a discount. Nine out of ten, they will apply the 5−10% membership discount, regardless of whether or not you are a member.
This store in particular, impresses me with their range of swimming gear. As well as swimwear, they have loads of goggles, including prescription lenses, waterproof mp3 players, and floats and accessories. The stock is large compared to other stores. They also have a dedicated kids department, and a good Columbia concession with loads of wicking clothing.