Shopping in Radnor

North Wales Running Company’s staff channels its dedication to running and training, helping out shoppers with pertinent advice and earning the shop a Philly Hot List pick as the #1 running store in the city six years straight. Runners can peruse more than 80 types of shoes for men and women from venerated brands such as Asics, Mizuno, and Nike. The shop's staff assists patrons in reaching their fitness goals, whether finding a proper fit for jogging shoes or fastening rockets to jogging shoes. A selection of winter apparel and accessories—including GPS watches, heart rate monitors, pedometers, and energy bars—helps runners stride down the road toward optimal health.

Daniel's Lawn & Garden captures the verdant beauty of the outdoors within its sprawling landscape, nursery, and garden center. Inside this indoor arcadia, staffers walk customers through the benefits of installing pools and spas complete with offers of free estimates and squirt-gun fights with different grades of water. An outdoor nursery brims with color and greenery during the warmer months, overflowing with fresh flowers, trees, and vegetables ready to be seeded or transplanted. Since some consider the barbecue grill to be the crowning jewel in a perfect yard, the shop also fills floor space with Bull grills and outdoor kitchen accessories.

At Color Wheel Bike Studio, the sharp lines and traditional styles of old-timey Schwinns mingle with custom bikes from brands such as Trek and Panasonic. Spanning a range of aesthetics and capabilities, available bikes fit riders of all fashion senses and lifestyles, from the casual commuter to the serious cyclist. U-locks, headlights, a colorful array of tires, and other accessories trim cycles with personal flair, and basic tune-ups ensure they stay firmly in place when owners race or attempt to jump the neighborhood quicksand pit.

After raising her two children and earning a degree in fashion merchandising from Philadelphia University, Ruth Krass fulfilled her lifelong dream of opening a women's boutique. Alongside her husband Victor, owner of Krass Brothers, she began cultivating a fashion-forward collection of women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories. The store's golden hangers hoist everything from sportswear by Alice and Olivia to elegant formal gowns from Badgley Mischka and Marchesa. Bedazzled Boutique has an extensive selection of prom dresses, as well as mother-of-the-bride dresses, for customers with forthcoming special occasions. Zsa Zsa, the store's canine mascot, welcomes each shopper with a friendly wag of the tail and candid one-on-one advice on styling and sizing choices.

Wheel Wright Bike Shop's staff doesn't just outfit people with bikes–they outfit them with a lifestyle. Avid cyclists and riders themselves, the team uses a 10-point measuring and fitting system to choose the right bike for each customer. Once chosen, the bike technicians can trick them out with custom modifications in their full fabrication shop. They can also repair bent frames after bikers decide to play chicken with a car door. High-quality bike brands such as Trek and Giant line the shop's racks, alongside shelves full of accessories including helmets, lights, and riding gear.

Kembrel was founded by three University of Pennsylvania students who dreamed of blending clothes from up-and-coming designers with well-known brands at prices college students wouldn’t need a Pell Grant to afford. The founders foster a passion for the unique pieces of independent designers as well as the familiar classics of big brands, so they crafted a boutique that stands as an intersection of shopping local and national and online and in-store. Like a 5-year-old’s chosen career path, Kembrel’s weekly designer overview change every week to highlight unique designers and apparel at discounts of up to 70% from brands such as Fossil, Trovata, and La Mer.