If Michigan Avenue is a shopping destination the Bucktown-Wicker Park area is a retail oasis. Chic, eclectic, artsy, smart, radiant, hip, trendy, fashionable, sophisticated, and service oriented are just a few words that describe the independent stores, shops and specialty boutiques of Bucktown-Wicker Park. The stores here offer an unparalleled level of service and expertise rarely found anywhere else. Why? The sales associates are the owners. Perhaps that’s why many Chicago media and various organizations have ranked Bucktown-Wicker Park as  “The Best of Chicago Shopping."