Macy's to shut down 11 stores

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by 33girl

anyone who has Dillard's and Macy's, what do you think?

I much prefer Dillards to Macy's.

I also preferred Dillards to Foley's (in Dallas) as well as Hecht's (in Nashville), both of which later became Macy's.

As has already been pointed out, their prices are a load of crap. They prey on the innocent folks who go there because of a bridal registry. I once had to buy some flatware, and the bride was only registered at Macy's. The flatware was $65. However, the exact same pattern was *reguarly* priced $45 at Dillards, and at the time that I was shopping was on sale for $35. I bought two sets at Dillards instead of the one set at Macy's/Hechts and just told the bride to adjust her registry accordingly. The same scam had been occurring with Foley's and Hechts prior to becoming Macy's.

The quality and selection of clothes has also been better at Dillards than any of the Macy's family stores. I also have had better service at Dillards.

*disclaimer- all Macy's stores that I have shopped in have been in malls, not the stand alone kind, and were not originally Macy's. Take that FWIW.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Macy's at the malls I shop at in the Seattle area are fine, and I shop there about the same amount as I do Nordstrom. But I never buy things at Macy's at full-price (they're always having a sale), and I buy all my shoes and most of my cosmetics at Nordstrom. I buy the occasional trinket at Barney's downtown, but mostly just window shop there...sigh. I NEVER shop at JC Penney or Kohl's (which just arrived here a few years ago).

Macy's purchased the beloved Bon Marche chain in the Pacific Northwest, but I haven't noticed any difference in the merchandise here.

[KSigkid]

Macy's is pretty good around these parts, with a decent men's section - I generally stick to Brooks Brothers for my work clothes, but the Macy's around here have Lacoste and other good casual clothes.

My wife and I had one of our registries at Macy's and had a good experience with it - they had most of what we wanted, and apparently they were very helpful with our wedding guests in finding the items on our registry.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

*disclaimer- all Macy's stores that I have shopped in have been in malls, not the stand alone kind, and were not originally Macy's. Take that FWIW.

I honestly think this has something to do with it. My experience is limited to the standalone stores like 34th Street here in NYC, as well as Macy's West, which is much better than Macy's on the East Coast. Granted, I very rarely shop at any Macy's--if I go to a department store, it tends to be Saks, Bergdorfs, or Bloomingdales. I like a good Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus as well.

I think Sears and JCPenney are vile.