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A Popular Toronto Zara Is Reportedly Closing This Month After Over 20 Years Of Business

It was the first Toronto location.

Your shopping options for a reasonably priced blazer or neon kitten heels just got smaller in Toronto.

Zara's Bloor Street West location is reportedly closing down at the end of February after 22 years of business, according to Retail Insider.

The "Spanish fast-fashion retailer" is well known for women's clothing, although they do carry menswear online and in some stores.

However, despite the brand's popularity and the store's tenure, the Yorkville location will allegedly shut its doors, soon.

The 50 Bloor Street West location opened in 2000 and was the first Zara location to come to Toronto.

The store previously sold men's and women's clothing. However, they recently shifted to exclusively selling women's apparel.

The two-storey store has a generous space of 10,382 square feet split between two floors, and before it was leased by Zara, the space was previously occupied by a Marks & Spencer store for several years.

Retail Insider says the closed down space could provide an opening for Zara's neighbour Holt Renfrew "to expand its street level luxury boutique hall if the retailer so desired."

Although no plans of a potential Holt Renfrew expansion have been announced.

The soon-to-be empty storefront was being "cleared out" this past weekend, according to Retail Insider, so shoppers may still be able to snag up some items before it's gone for good.

Zara lovers will still be able to get their fix from the fashion retailer with two other locations in Toronto, including the CF Eaton Centre and another location on Queen Street West.