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It's time for the final reader poll for the 2013 Racked Awards, our celebration of the best and brightest in local shopping and retail. Today's category is So Hot Right Now, and the nominees are five buzzy stores that have had an all-around bang-up year. You know—the ones you read about every time you opened a magazine, scrolled through Twitter, or creeped on Instagram.
Without further ado, they are: Owen in Meatpacking, Fivestory on the Upper East Side, and VFiles, Carson Street Clothiers, and Reformation in Soho.
If you've missed out other readers poll, here's a catch-up: Personnel of New York won Best New Store of the Year, and Hickoree's Floor Two is NYC's Best Men's Store. We'll be announcing all of the winners from the additional categories on Monday, September 30th. Vote in today's poll after the jump, which closes tomorrow at 11:30am!
UPDATE: We have a winner: VFiles!