Macy's to shut down 11 stores

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

I wonder if these 11 that are closing used to be other stores that Macy's bought.

The two closing in this area were Kaufmann's. I think only 11 people will be unemployed due to the one store closing - bad for them, but not as horrendous as 11,000.

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTriDelta

We had Lazarus and Marshall Fields. I will never ever forgive Macy's for buying Marshall Fields.

Hear, hear! I was actually given a framed Marshall Fields shopper bag as a Christmas present! It was a special promotion of something I collect, and framed so that I can hang it on either side.

Originally Posted by crescent&pearls

I miss beautiful department stores with elegant displays...where your mother took you once a year to school shop...and then for lunch in the tea room.

We were just talking about this over the weekend! The guys were clueless, but the trips to the special department stores with your mother or other significant woman are sooo important to a young girl. Or at least, they used to be.

Does anyone else remember being in the tea room, while models walked through, wearing a special outfit and holding a card so your mother could check out the outfit after lunch?

And I agree with whomever suggested that Macy's had kept the "tenor" and name of each store, but collected the profits. That first time to Bloomingdales, to Neiman-Marcus, to Lord & Taylor - they were so special!