The Mission Valley store, although a dump, had the better men's department, IMO. Better selection plus a helpful and long-term staff. When Macy's took over the store they introduced upscale brands that weren't sold at other Macy's, such as Eagle and Ralph Lauren dress shirts. I always thought they should have consolidated the department store into Fashion Valley (maybe expand FV - it is soooo crowded) and remodel the MV location into an expanded Home Store and Furniture Gallery to replace the existing location that is in the former Bullock's.Jeff wrote:Mission Valley is not a shocker. It has the more upscale cleaner modern store at Fashion Valley across the freeway. Sad to see another classic May Co building close though (even though they scaled the store to 2 levels)...
When you first posted this I made the comment that in Southern California they do not have such a great reputation not to mention not so great stores. Having moved to Phoenix I have to tell you it is an entirely different story. The Biltmore and Scottsdale stores are really quite nice. At first I thought it was a function of the area, but the UTC store in San Diego is in LaJolla and hasn't been touched since it opened as The Broadway back in the 1980's. I think their Phoneix management plus the presence of Dillards helps.storewanderer wrote:Macy's has a much better reputation in California/Nevada. I am in my early 30's and all of my coworkers (similar aged to me and middle aged) shop at Macy's as do most other people I know. It is a very popular store and has the reputation as the best place in town to go buy clothes. ...
Very true. Like I said, SD and LA are markets with extremely dumpy stores. Interestingly, the former Robinsons-May locations are actually nicer than the existing Macy's stores.storewanderer wrote:...I think Macy's has an identity problem in a lot of other markets where they acquired other chains, did not properly update stores, did not properly merchandise stores, and as a result did not give customers a real reason to go into the stores. Just because the sign says Macy's is not going to make people shop there, it is going to be about what the store has to offer. ...
I think this is true of the stores Macy's West ran prior to acquiring Bullock's and Broadway.storewanderer wrote:...But Macy's in the former Macy's West markets is well positioned and has a great reputation.
According to this article in Retail Dive, the merger is at a standstill due to price.jamcool wrote:According to reports today, Hudson's Bay Company-owner of Saks 5th Ave-is interested in buying Macy's
In my little fantasy world, Macy's sells the State Street, Old Orchard, Woodfield, and Oakbrook Center stores to Hudson's Bay who restores both the Marshall Field's name and merchandise mix. That, of course, is as likely as me opening my balcony door and finding that all my empty moving boxes and packing material have transformed into a billion dollars in cash.
A fella can dream, can't he?