All of these stores are in trouble. People don't want to shop in a building. They'd rather shop online. And with the economy in the toilet, who can afford to pay big bucks for inferior merchandise? Of course, now we have Penneys catering to queers and Sears trying to corner the illegal alien market. Too much PC cr@p.
It's a shame because I'm old enough to remember about a half dozen department stores. All of them are gone. It was a special treat to go shopping. Used to have to be dressed up with a hat and white gloves. Now the merchandise is shoddy and so are the customers. I feel sorry for older people like my aunt who don't have a computer. Where are they supposed to shop?
The Macy’s where I live just looks sloppy and dark. I don’t shop there. Dillard’s is always cleaner and less cluttered. The clothes are much nicer there and it is a much better shopping environment.
“Macy’s is closing its downtown Pittsburgh store. Just as well. The once very elegant store now looks like like Kmart.”
A few years ago Macy’s took over our Lazarus stores in Ohio and pretty much trashed them up. (Too much merchandise on the racks, narrow aisles, etc.) It really diminished the shopping experience. I still like their brand name INC, but, even if I had a store nearby now, I wouldn’t shop there. Trump fan or not, I won’t patronize a department store that tries to shut down public discourse. I’m glad to see that so many others feel this way.
I have not shopped in stores for years except for groceries. I order online, it is delivered to my door and I do not have to get in traffic. I can order at midnight if I want to. One of the last times I went to a store I was followed around like I was going to steal something. Another time I got to check out and got the “you need these, too” talk. I had picked out what I wanted and did not need that kind of talk. I have not been back.