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DAMANgoldberg

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26. In 3 locales...

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 06:58 PM

Oct 2018

Where I grew up in:

Pizitz - McRae's, Loveman's, Parisian (all successor Dillards), Gus Mayer-Birmingham

Where I went to undergraduate school:

Gayfers (successor Dillards)

Where I live now:

Belk (still around), Ivey's (successor Dillards), The Hecht Co (successor Macys)

Other store names:

Davidson's, Rich's {GA, AL, SC} (successor Macys); Castner-Knott {TN, AL} (successor Dillards); DH Holmes {LA, MS, AL, FL} (successor Dillards)

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With each department store that closes, a world vanishes [View all] TeamPooka Oct 2018 OP

...and another world replaces it. brooklynite Oct 2018 #1

Yes. Remembering, btw, that Sears was the Amazon of its day Hortensis Oct 2018 #10

My town is experiencing this... Adrahil Oct 2018 #18

That's happening here too FreeState Oct 2018 #32

This is nice to hear, you guys. Hortensis Oct 2018 #44

That is actually happening obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #55

Next step, reconfigure into communities that can develop Hortensis Oct 2018 #58

And Jeff Bezos' fortune grows by: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Initech Oct 2018 #11

Was at a Sears closing yesterday kimbutgar Oct 2018 #2

I got two great deals at one closing here underpants Oct 2018 #3

Malls also used to be big hang out places for suburban teens underpants Oct 2018 #4

Those were some my teen years TeamPooka Oct 2018 #6

Unfortunately the death of brick and mortar doesn't mean the death of wasteful consumption KentuckyWoman Oct 2018 #5

Yep. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #20

Amen! llmart Oct 2018 #22

Even delivery drivers will be an endangered species Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #42

So true customerserviceguy Oct 2018 #52

google "dead malls". videos of malls on decline or closed, tours of closed/closing stores Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #7

I rarely go to malls but my experience on my last trip to one was the same. llmart Oct 2018 #24

I remember Ohiogal Oct 2018 #8

Wow! I can relate to your story. llmart Oct 2018 #25

Do you remember Ohiogal Oct 2018 #37

You know, I can't say that I do. llmart Oct 2018 #43

Isn't this sort of an economic evolution? Throck Oct 2018 #9

but sears could have benefited from the internet also JI7 Oct 2018 #15

Actually the Sears catalog sold on credit and layaway for 100 years before the internet. TeamPooka Oct 2018 #34

many businesses were destroyed by shitty ceos and other execs looking JI7 Oct 2018 #12

+1 WA-03 Democrat Oct 2018 #40

"bending to pick up bits of invisible fluff from the carpet" PSPS Oct 2018 #13

The shopping experience isn't what it used to be, that's for sure. llmart Oct 2018 #27

Wards had a excellent training program for any new hires. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #14

Retail being replaced with warehouse Johnny2X2X Oct 2018 #16

I remember Woodies (Woodward & Lothrop) in the DC area NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #17

We have Woodies flatware from their tea room kwassa Oct 2018 #30

Yep, those were good stores. I actually have a couple of... SMC22307 Oct 2018 #31

I remember all and miss DC stores. One summer I worked at Lord & Taylor appalachiablue Oct 2018 #36

It is a shame -- it was quality stuff. I still use a hand-mixer... SMC22307 Oct 2018 #38

Lord & Taylor is still around in the NYC area kcr Oct 2018 #39

There are a couple in my area, too. SMC22307 Oct 2018 #41

Trillion dollar amazon has taken their place elmac Oct 2018 #19

one can walk around Lowes for 30 minutes and no employee will say a thing to you msongs Oct 2018 #21

One cause of their demise was the lack of quality, proprietary merchandise Raven123 Oct 2018 #23

You are correct. Their merchandise buyers are all buying the same crap TeamPooka Oct 2018 #48

In 3 locales... DAMANgoldberg Oct 2018 #26

Where we lived during the 1970's...we're still here but these stores.... Tikki Oct 2018 #35

I remember White Front ... their stores had a particular arched roof ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #53

Here in north New Jersey, these department stores were venerable years ago no_hypocrisy Oct 2018 #28

I grew up in Bergen County, NJ and hit the Paramus Malls hard at Rt4 x Rt17 aikoaiko Oct 2018 #45

Oh yeah, I forgot Alexanders. Thanks. no_hypocrisy Oct 2018 #46

And Crazy Eddie's -- not really a mall store, but always close by to one. aikoaiko Oct 2018 #47

There is a growing new world out there in used goods. safeinOhio Oct 2018 #29

Shopping and dinner was family time bucolic_frolic Oct 2018 #33

What they are describing happened almost 50 years ago AwakeAtLast Oct 2018 #49

im 54 and I did. TeamPooka Oct 2018 #50

I am a couple years older than you and barely did obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #57

I loved department stores and hate buying online. You can't judge quality Liberty Belle Oct 2018 #51

thnk you for the wonderful post TeamPooka Oct 2018 #54

Ones that don't suck stay open obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #56

I don't like buying clothes online. Ilsa Oct 2018 #59

miss enid602 Oct 2018 #60