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Best Shops & Retail Services
can handle all your incoming and
outgoing mail with no problem. Want
them to pack and ship something?
They’ve got everything it takes. Do it
ASAP with UPS.
HONOR – Postal Annex
3377 Deer Valley Road, 706-0166
Another great alternative for shipping,
mail handling and all the usual
postal services. The people at Postal
Annex love what they do, and we’re
sure you will, too.
Shoes
FIRST – Gottschalks
2520 Somersville Road, 757-2222
Need footwear choices? Has this store
ever got ’em! Tie-ups, slip-ons, athletic,
fashion high heels – you name it,
Gottschalks is bound to stock it, and in
your size. How about a pair of boots
for those cold winter walks? You’ll
fi nd exactly what you want – and
discover gems you didn’t know existed
– in Gottschalks’ shoe section.
HONOR – Vans
2556 Somersville Road, 778-8691
Vans won an award for New Store and
the place is quickly earning a reputation
for its fi ne shoe inventory. Give Vans a
try next time you need footwear.
Shopping Center
FIRST – Slatten Ranch Shopping Center
Lone Tree Way and Slatten Ranch Road
From Barnes & Noble books to Wells
Fargo fi nancial services, Slatten Ranch
has just about everything one could
ask for in a place to shop. A huge addition
to Antioch’s retail choices, this
center is positioned to provide onestop
shopping and fi ne restaurants
that serve a cornucopia of delicious
dining fare.
HONOR – Somersville Towne Center
2556 Somersville Road,
754-5230
Our only real mall with inside shopping,
this center boasts Sears, Mervyns,
Gottschalks and many other quality
stores to satisfy your shopping needs.
Skate Shop
FIRST – Zumiez Inc.
2556 Somersville Road, 706-7150
Here’s another skater/boarder Mecca
you won’t want to miss. Zumiez Inc.
offers all the right stuff. You won’t go
wrong by checking this place out.
Sporting Goods Store
FIRST – Sports Chalet
5839 Lone Tree Way,
777-2030
If you’re into sports of any kind, this
store could quickly become a prime
hangout. The Sports Chalet offers a
wide-ranging sporting goods inventory,
from skiing to fi shing to golf, work-
out equipment – the list is endless.
You’ll fi nd a huge selection of athletic
footwear and apparel here, too.
HONOR – Big 5 Sporting Goods
4859 Lone Tree Way, 778-7430
Our readers are high on this store, too,
and it’s no wonder. Big 5 has been in
this business for a long time, and the
staff here knows sporting goods.
Supermarket
FIRST – Raley’s Supermarket
3636 Lone Tree Way, 754-2522
Raley’s again? Yes, and for good reason.
This chain is one of the premier
grocery outlets in this part of the
country. Known for quality inventory,
good prices and sterling service (such
as short checkout lines), supermarket
shopping doesn’t get better than this.
Our readers invite you to share their
excellent experience with this store.
HONOR – Safeway, Food & Drug
3365 Deer Valley Road, 706-4150
Another winner in this category and
many others as well. Safeway does a
great job. Its customers are really loyal,
and it’s easy to see why.
Tanning Salon
FIRST – Planet Tan
2428 Deer Valley Road, 753-4000
2669 Somersville Road, 755-2500
Summer isn’t the only season for get-
ting a healthy tan. Not when there
are Planet Tan stores around that can
make you look like you just spent a
month on the beach at Mazatlan. Tanning
is an art Planet tan has perfected.
If you’re not into tanning beds, this
place offers alternative methods of
giving you that golden glow.
HONOR – The Beauty Source
(formerly A-1 Beauty Supply)
1625 A St., 778-1615
The girls at this seven-day tanning,
beauty supply and full-service salon
can put a tan on you that’ll make you
proud. The Beauty Source provides lots
of services at this location.
Teen Clothes
FIRST – PacSun
(formerly Pacifi c Sunwear)
1550 Somersville Road, 779-0214
5867 Lone Tree Way, 757-7019
Yes, we know. Sometimes it’s hard to
fi nd those special items teens absolutely
must have in order to be in
style. Well, guess what? PacSun was
founded by surfers and it’s been doing
everything right in the teen clothing
business for a lot of years. This is the
place to go for the cutting edge in
teen fashions.
HONOR – Mervyn’s
2520 Sand Creek Road, 513-3893
This chain keeps its fi nger on the pulse
Kabuki Sushi
Thank you Antioch for choosing us as the best Sushi
Restaurant and one of the best Japanese Restaurants!
2719 Hillcrest Ave., Antioch
753-5945
Open Monday-Thursday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5-9pm
Fri & Sat 11:30am - 2:30pm, 5-9:30pm • Closed Sunday