Best retail customer service
Macy's
Various locations
2nd TIE: Best Buy/Ulterior Motive, various locations
3rd JC Penney, various locations
Best local bookstore
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2705 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-381-3600
2nd Eljay's Used Books, South Side
3rd Jay's Bookstall, Oakland
Best local record store
Paul's Compact Discs
4526 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield, 412-621-3256
2nd Dave's Music Mine, South Side
3rd TIE: Jerry's Records, Squirrel Hill / Record Exchange, various locations
Best place to buy furniture
IKEA
2001 Park Manor Blvd., Robinson Town Center, 412-747-0747
2nd Perlora, South Side
3rd Levin Furniture, various locations
Best place to buy antiques
Zenith Antiques
86 S. 26th St., South Side, 412-481-4833
2nd Zerrer's Antiques, Strip District
3rd N/A
Best place to buy vintage clothing
Eons Fashion Antique
5850 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside, 412-361-3368
2nd Avalon Exchange, Oakland
3rd Goodwill Industries, various locations
Best place to buy new clothing
Sugar Boutique
3703 Butler St., Lawrenceville, 412-681-5100
2nd Chick Boutique, Downtown
3rd Moda, Shadyside
Best place to buy denim
Pittsburgh Jeans Company
2222 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-381-5326
2nd Torque Denim, South Side
3rd Zipper Blues, Mount Lebanon
Best place to buy upscale clothing
Chick Boutique
717 Liberty Ave., Clark Building., Downtown, 412-434-0100
2nd Moda, Shadyside
3rd Sugar Boutique, Lawrenceville
Best local clothing designer
2nd N/A
3rd N/A
Best local jewelry store
Orr's Jewelers
Squirrel Hill (412-421-6777) / Sewickley (412-741-8080)
2nd Henne Jewelers, Shadyside
3rd Culture Shop, South Side
Best hair salon
Philip Pelusi
Various locations
2nd Izzazu Hair, Downtown
3rd TIE: Dean's of Shadyside/Glam Salon, Shadyside
Best day spa
Judit European Visage
2013 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-904-3223
2nd Sewickley Spa, Sewickley
3rd Esspa Kozmetika Organic Day Spa, Aspinwall
Best place to work out
Downtown YMCA
330 Boulevard of the Allies, Downtown, 412-227-6457
2nd Club One, various locations
3rd Bally Total Fitness, various locations
Best yoga instructor
Kristen Lane at Club Julian
101 Corbett Court, North Hills, 412-366-1931
2nd Sean Conley at Amazing Yoga, Shadyside /Wexford/Monroeville
3rd Karen Conley at Amazing Yoga, Shadyside/Wexford/Monroeville
(Editor's note: An earlier version of this story, in which the name of Zerrer's Antiques was misspelled, has been corrected.)
