Macy's to shut down 11 stores

[33girl]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Maybe they should take it as a sign not to have such a mark up on merchandise.

Maybe they should take it as a sign not to suck.

Not only are their prices assy as you described, their merchandise selection has gotten steadily worse. Although I don't know if anyplace else is better - anyone who has Dillard's and Macy's, what do you think?

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Maybe they should take it as a sign not to suck.

Not only are their prices assy as you described, their merchandise selection has gotten steadily worse. Although I don't know if anyplace else is better - anyone who has Dillard's and Macy's, what do you think?

Macy's is far superior to Dullard's. Belk sucks ass too.

[Jimmy Choo]

The problem with Macy's was when it converted all Hecht's stores into Macy's. Those stores were still selling Hecht's crap with a Macy's logo on the outside. Most Macy's stores aren't TRUE Macy's stores.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Choo

The problem with Macy's was when it converted all Hecht's stores into Macy's. Those stores were still selling Hecht's crap with a Macy's logo on the outside. Most Macy's stores aren't TRUE Macy's stores.

They did the same with Kauffman's. I was going to say I'm not so surprised that they're closing a few stores just because they "added" so many with their acquisitions in the past few years. Many of the stores they acquired were floundering before Macy's bought them, anyway.

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

[AGDLynn]

Same thing when Macy's bought Rich's - a long time Atlanta tradition.

I've noticed that the merchandise is different quality depending on the locale.

Originally Posted by AGDLynn

Same thing when Macy's bought Rich's - a long time Atlanta tradition.

I've noticed that the merchandise is different quality depending on the locale.

Macy's bought out Liberty House, a long time Hawaii tradition. A lot of us were sad to see it go, especially because it was around for over a century.

Since their takeover, I haven't really seen a big difference, except for the logo on the side of the store and the shopping bags, of course. Macy's West definitely made it a priority to keep a lot of local items around.

We don't have the big name department stores like Dillard's or even Kohl's. Just Macy's. Lucky for us, they're awesome.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by OTW

Macy's bought out Liberty House, a long time Hawaii tradition. A lot of us were sad to see it go, especially because it was around for over a century.

Since their takeover, I haven't really seen a big difference, except for the logo on the side of the store and the shopping bags, of course. Macy's West definitely made it a priority to keep a lot of local items around.

We don't have the big name department stores like Dillard's or even Kohl's. Just Macy's. Lucky for us, they're awesome.

I liked the Liberty House. I'm sorry to have seen it go too. However, Macy's West rocks! The flagship store in San Francisco is almost a full block on Union Square. And they have a dedicated five or six floor building (not pictured, but around the corner) just for men's wear.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Choo

The problem with Macy's was when it converted all Hecht's stores into Macy's. Those stores were still selling Hecht's crap with a Macy's logo on the outside. Most Macy's stores aren't TRUE Macy's stores.

The Macy's here used to be a Lazarus. I LOVED Lazarus. Ofcourse the Dillard's here also used to be McAlpin's which i thought was better than Dillards too.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

The Macy's here used to be a Lazarus. I LOVED Lazarus. Of course the Dillard's here also used to be McAlpin's which i thought was better than Dillards too.

While at UK, one of my first - if not the first - charge cards I got then was from McAlpin's.

[pbear19]

I'm not even marginally surprised that St. Louis is on there. This market isn't terribly friendly to outside companies buying out St. Louis institutions, and a lot of Famous Barr customers never made the switch to being Macy's customers.

[KSUViolet06]

The Macy's stores around here are pretty crappy. I'd rather drive 30 minutes and go to Nordstrom.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by pbear19

I'm not even marginally surprised that St. Louis is on there. This market isn't terribly friendly to outside companies buying out St. Louis institutions, and a lot of Famous Barr customers never made the switch to being Macy's customers.

Similar here in Texas. A lot of Foley's customers were not happy about Macy's taking over and switched to Dillard's. If Macy's had been smart, they would have bought Foley's and let them stay with the name and reputation.

[BuckeyeTriDelta]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

The Macy's here used to be a Lazarus. I LOVED Lazarus. Ofcourse the Dillard's here also used to be McAlpin's which i thought was better than Dillards too.

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

[ThetaDancer]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTriDelta

I will never ever forgive Macy's for buying Marshall Fields.

Amen. I still miss Marshall Fields and Macy's doesn't even come close. It seems a lot of people here feel the same way and are somewhat bitter toward Macy's.

[chitownxo]

Originally Posted by ThetaDancer

Amen. I still miss Marshall Fields and Macy's doesn't even come close. It seems a lot of people here feel the same way and are somewhat bitter toward Macy's.

My mother-in-law was a die-hard Fields fan, and refuses to shop at Macy's. Fields always had great service, but Macy's...ick.