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BumRushDaShow

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1. They have been drip drip drip warning about this for months

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:39 AM

6 hrs ago

They might go the way of Lord & Taylor.

We used to have a small local chain here in Philly (that I blame you for triggering a looooooooooonnnnnnnnggggggg suppressed memory of) - the Blum stores. It was similar to Bonwit's but went bye bye awhile ago.

The very wealthy can afford to hire their own designers and/or buy overseas luxury items.

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Saks Global, the longtime leader of luxury department stores, files for bankruptcy protection [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago OP

They have been drip drip drip warning about this for months BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #1

Like many of us, the super wealthy probably do most of their shopping online. mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #3

Saks has been a wheeler-dealer since the 1980s bucolic_frolic 6 hrs ago #2

Consumers attitudes have shifted, and for the better IMO Auggie 6 hrs ago #4