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I was at a bridal shower last year while in Chicago, and the bride had registered at Carson-Pirie-Scott. I didn't know the bride at all, but was somewhat dragged there by my future mil, so I had just bought one of those Darden restaurant cards (everyone has to eat out sometime!).

You could tell that everyone had shopped at C-P-S, because the store gift wraps for free - and I had the only present NOT wrapped in the same paper!
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I was at a bridal shower last year while in Chicago, and the bride had registered at Carson-Pirie-Scott. I didn't know the bride at all, but was somewhat dragged there by my future mil, so I had just bought one of those Darden restaurant cards (everyone has to eat out sometime!).

You could tell that everyone had shopped at C-P-S, because the store gift wraps for free - and I had the only present NOT wrapped in the same paper!
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This is so true - I work in gift wrap/customer service at the Orland Park CPS, and as long as the bride is registered, we'll wrap wedding gift for free in our complimentary paper. It doesn't have to be on her registry, but it'd be nice if it were bridal. It does amaze me what people will try to pass off as a bridayl gift; the paper isn't that nice, and the bow is pretty cruddy. I had someone try to tell me a "Happy Graduation" picture frame was a bridal gift.

Huh. I could have sworn there was something on the Younkers website and in the DM Register that CPS had bought out the Younkers portion from Saks. It was right around the time we were getting ready to register for our wedding so the lady was telling us some things might get clearanced out as the inventory changed.

Either way, it sucks.

I avoid mall shopping like the plague. I buy it all online. But I hate that Foley's is now owned by Macy's. Macy's seems more expensive and well, foreign (read: not Texan). Foley's just seems Texan to me. Every mall here seems to have 3 or so, lol. People seemed the most friendly at foleys. The chicks in my life dont seem to be too upset. At the new mall they are building close to my house, (san antonio's new upscale mall) will have SA's first Nordstroms, SA's first Neiman Marcus and Foley's (which will probably eventually become a Macy's). 2 outta 3 isnt bad they say.

San Antonio lost its signature downtown department store in the mid to late 80's. It was called Joske's of Texas and was the department store of all departement stores. I never got to see it (closed before I moved down here) but everyone in SA still talks about it and what an impression it made and how they had a toy floor (liek DA mentioned in his post) and how magical it was at Christmas. Its a shame places like that are dissapearing daily.

Don't tell people in Colorado that.

I looked at a history of several department store chains and discoverd this:

"1988 -- May acquired Foley's in Houston and Filene's in Boston."

Now, in another history, I discovered that The May Company was actually founded in Leadville, Colorado, then moved quickly to St. Louis when they aquired a big store there.

So, at least at this point in time, it could be argued that Foley's corporated has roots in Colorado.

Foley's history with May has its roots in Colorado; the last 16 years of it. Before that, it was all Texan. ;)

I would like to see Federated be the dominant partner in this mergers. I have mixed emotions about May -- they took over Robinson's, a wonderful heritage department store in SoCal, and took it downmarket. :mad:

I would agree. Basically, I see large stores as feeders to my favorite stores -- Nordstrom Rack, Neiman Marcus Last Call and Off Fifth Saks Fifth Avenue. I have to pick up my gear on sale.
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SA is going to have a Neiman Marcus and a Nordstrom??? Yayyyyy!!! Now I can move there! Of course, I'll still be loyal to the Saks with the 40-ft tall cowboy boots in the front. ;)

(Seriously...I really do make decisions about places I could live based on the shopping.)

yep, the Shops at La Cantera. Opens this september. Is purported to be very upscale as well. in the same vein (not architecturally tho) as the Gallerias in Dallas and Houston. With our generally great weather, it is all open and outdoors (the common areas) with a medeterianian feel. I've heard its supposed to be amazing. And its across the street from UTSA. Should do wonders for the traffic in the area. I guess they were thinking, "Huh, lets see, a mall will attract tons of people and traffic. Hey I know! Lets put it across the street from a university of about 30,000 students!"

Hey Life,

Consider your chain officially jerked!

hahhahahahhaha.

Nice.

Here in Nor. Cal it won't make a difference really, all we have are Macy's, and 1 bloomingdales (with one more bloomies being built). We have others that aren't owned by Federated, but as for Federated I'm pretty sure those are the only two names represented up here. I actually worked at Bloomingdales and found their Computer system very easy to use, and it did everything (stock checks, shipping, credit card apps etc) I don't know why they would use the other one if it still required to do some work by hand ??

Macy's just announced the stores they are closing - two Kaufmann's here (SH Village and Monroeville - GRR) and everything they keep open is going to be a Macy's. This is SO STUPID. The only reason the Macy's name has any cachet is because people think of it as a New York City thing. When every dept store everywhere is a Macy's, it won't be any more special than Sears or Penneys.

I just sent Dillards an email telling them to get their butts to the Burgh. LOL.

One bit of good news for those of us in the Chicago area - the Marshall Fields name will remain, at least for the time being. (If they're smart they'll keep it that way!) Lord & Taylor will not be converted to Macy's either.