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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 5:56:45 GMT
Ok, why are so many of us not finding our sizes in stores? We have both tall people & short people complaint here. What is thier target market then? Beats me on what the target market is. But this article is an interesting read on some of the issues: www.racked.com/2018/6/5/17380662/size-numbers-average-woman-plus-marketI noted particularly the **average** American women is 5'3" but the clothing models are 5'7" to 5'10" which is way to tall for the average women but still too short for many tall women.
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Mar 12, 2019 7:40:49 GMT
Ok, why are so many of us not finding our sizes in stores? We have both tall people & short people complaint here. What is thier target market then? Beats me on what the target market is. But this article is an interesting read on some of the issues: www.racked.com/2018/6/5/17380662/size-numbers-average-woman-plus-marketI noted particularly the **average** American women is 5'3" but the clothing models are 5'7" to 5'10" which is way to tall for the average women but still too short for many tall women. Interesting article. I wonder what the average age of the biggest volume shoppers are. Are they young shopaholics, who are more likely to be the smaller sizes? What's the correlation to size, age, and volume of clothing purchased I wonder. Because my mom would probably fall into the "average size of an American woman" statistic, but she just doesn't give a shit about fashion like she did when she was a size 4. I feel like it's the younger crowd who need a newer wardrobe every few months because they chase trends, whereas my mom's at her age just wants higher quality classic pieces that will last. Makes me wonder why retailers are underepresenting larger sizes so much? Anyway, I shop online a lot because shipping is more reasonable these days (cheap shipping is common now or free shipping if you spend $X). And because I can see my store's inventory online before I even go. If 3 things I'm interested in aren't available in-store in my size, but they allow me to ship them home for free, of course I'm just going to order them.
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Post by tentoes on Mar 12, 2019 12:37:02 GMT
I don’t know if it is the decluttering movement as mush as it is the millennials just don’t shop like the baby boomers do/did. They don’t go to malls, they rather have experiences than stuff, they like thrift shopping and buying off of sites like eBay and Poshmark. My acquaintances who are in their late 20’s to mid 30’s never go to the big indoor mall we have nearby. I am a baby boomer, and have never been a 'shopper'. It's been several years since I stepped foot in a mall. First off, the mall closest to us is gang infested. I feel much safer shopping from home. Plus I'm saving gas. Gotta be green ya know. Usually the only b&m stores I shop at are grocery stores, and Costco. They are close to home!
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 12, 2019 15:33:30 GMT
I posted this earlier - that I want more than one register open, not self-checkout. I want to add it's even Lowe's and Home Depot doing that.
If I can't get waited on in a store, why would I shop there?
Also, it seems like retail was so overbuilt. Do I need a CVS and a Walgreens on every corner? I have 3 Lowe's and 3 Home Depot stores within 5 miles of my house. It's ridiculous.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 19:48:00 GMT
www.foxbusiness.com/retail/forever-21-bankruptcy-5-reasons-why-it-may-have-happened"Forever 21 is about to start aging. The iconic youth-focused fashion retailer announced to its customers on Monday that it indeed is filing for bankruptcy despite its attempts to quash rumors about the business development in a newsletter 10 days prior. Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code’s chapter 11, Forever 21 will remain open while it “takes positive steps to reorganize the business.” Up to 178 stores will close throughout the U.S.—which is sure to hurt thousands of employees who rely on the retailer for a source of income. Operations are also said to halt in 40 countries. For some devoted shoppers, the announcement comes as a shock. However, a number of brick and mortar stores have struggled to keep money flowing with the rise of ecommerce juggernauts like Amazon providing the convenience of speedy shipping. Fashion outlets that have shuttered a part of their business or have gone out of business completely include other notable mall staples like Payless, Kohl’s, Dressbarn, Topshop, Ralph Lauren, Lord & Taylor and more." Not even "fast fashion" is a guarantee that retail can make it. For me, I hate the concept of "fast fashion" in terms of what it does to the environment in terms of waste of materials, energy, filling up landfills, etc. I wish people would think about the implications of millions and millions of people buying crappy clothes and throwing them away after a few wears. www.npr.org/2016/04/08/473513620/what-happens-when-fashion-becomes-fast-disposable-and-cheap
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 20:03:09 GMT
This is bound to happen. Retail is changing - I don’t want to spend hours at the mall. I do a lot of in store pick up. Nordstrom will even bring your purchase out to the car if you text them you are waiting - love that. I think some sort of hybrid shopping should be developed. Rather than carry a lot of sizes - samples to try on then choose color and size - rather than take purchases with you they are delivered from warehouses within hours or the next day. Less frustration with not being able to find sizes and shopping around. I read an article about 10 years ago that predicted this would be the future of brick and mortar retail. Stores would occupy half of the space they currently do and only carry one color and one size in each garment that would be used to try on for size and fit. A point-of-sale terminal would handle the order and it would be shipped to your home. I understand that there are a few stores in Mall of America that already offer something like that. I'd be good with that because I find it a challenge to find my size in store and / or find it in a quality that I would like to buy. Some people have become ridiculous in what they do to clothing when they try it on. Yuck.
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Oct 1, 2019 21:22:07 GMT
I have very mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I am sad to see the malls and retail failing and this short plus sized person may have problems in the stores, but I think its even a bigger risk buying online. I like to feel the clothing and see them on my body before I buy. Maybe because I am horrible about sending stuff back. Its more painful for me to repackage and return something than just going and buying. Also, I don't mind shopping once in a while, but I don't feel the allure like I used to...
Which leads me to the other hand....like many of you have said, retail places aren't really helping the situation. Our local Macy's in an example of "are you trying to go bankrupt?" I get that they are trying to reduce costs, but our local one floored Macy's now went to just TWO corral style checkouts (besides one regular one in cosmetics) for the entire store, and the shoes are self-serve. They have one or two people at the checkouts, one in cosmetics and maybe a couple people wandering the floor (probably put on a couple more for busy times) I said passive aggressively and loudly when I was in there last, "If I wanted to shop at Kohl's, I would shop at Kohl's."
Another example, I buy boys clothing. Why would I choose to shop at Macy's for my boys? They don't carry anything that isn't carried at Kohl's or Dicks, etc... What are they doing for me to get me in their to shop? Nothing....offering 20% off at Back to School when EVERYONE else offers the same thing and I can order it online or go to a store that is more appealing. We have a regional sporting department store (REI-like) that I believe does quite well. They have all the stuff that Dicks has, plus better brands, plus some unique brands in clothing, plus toys, food concessions and very good customer service. People are on the floor, they help when you ask, they generally know the product and the store is appealing inside. I go to the mall for Scheels. Rarely if ever to I go to the mall for the other anchors (Macy's and Pennys and there used to be Sears)
Here in Minnesota, some of the malls and stores are still doing OK from what I can see. It seems like the mid-upscale/experience market does well in the metro area. My mom and I like shopping in the Twin Cities at places like Von Maur or Nordstrom where they still have departments with actual people helping you, a variety of brands and a mixture of price points/quality and only a few sales a year and a few clearance racks. The MOA is still, of course, popular, but some of the other metro malls do well because they have unusual stores or above average dining in a cold weather/humid locale that can draw in people who just "want to get out" especially if they can kill multiple birds with one stone.
Some of what I have read is it isn't just Amazon and online. Many people still do like to shop or at least want to for certain items, but cutting costs and decreasing customer service and merch with a Pavlov's dog conditioning for constant sales has made the experience feel stale and inauthentic. It doesn't provide any benefits...just frustration or at best neutrality. I can get that from online too and not leave my house.
Get me to leave my house.....
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Post by elaine on Oct 1, 2019 21:27:24 GMT
This stinks for me. I like to buy clothes in the store not online. I will buy other things online but not too much clothing. As someone who needs “tall” sized clothing, I am forced to buy online because stores won’t stock them in brick and mortar stores (or have 1 in each size and when that size 8 or 10 is sold, that is it), but you can order talls online.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Oct 1, 2019 21:42:22 GMT
The assumption is always that the customers are no longer shopping in stores. But I have to wonder how much of that is true. Or is it that having an online store is easier for the retailer and they have found that if they close the stores, people will still shop at their online store so why not close the brick and mortar which has more overhead? Seems that it is a situation where you don't know which came first...I know that I would much prefer to shop in an actual store, but have been doing more online shopping lately (for clothes) because the options aren't available (such as petites, short length jeans, etc). But to me it is much easier to go to the store, try it on and buy it if I like it than order two sizes, wait for it to come, then have to send it back (and often times pay to return) if/when it doesn't fit.
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Post by femalebusiness on Oct 1, 2019 22:20:41 GMT
I have always hated shopping and rarely buy clothes. I can never find what I have envisioned in my head so I just make my own clothes. I can design them anyway I want to. So the fact that retail clothing stores are closing doesn't affect me at all.
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Post by yodutchess on Oct 2, 2019 1:21:19 GMT
I am between sizes, so I have to try everything on. Clothes shopping stopped being fun long ago. I am unimpressed by most of what I find in stores. Much of it I buy in Costco, go home and try on, and return if it doesn’t fit. I hate not being able to see something beforehand. I must say that thanks to the peas I bought the last 2 bathing suits online from Swimsuitsforall.com. Measured and they fit great, and saved the in- store torture.
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Post by jlynnbarth on Oct 2, 2019 3:15:23 GMT
Subscription boxes have also changed the landscape of retail shopping. Put in your measurements, your style and price point and bam, a box is sent to you for a nominal fee. Keep something and the fee gets applied to your purchase. Buy everything in the box and get a 25% discount. Don't like some pieces? Throw them in the postage paid mailer and send them back. Super easy and you can try it all on in your own home. I've come to really enjoy this method of shopping. If I need something specific for an event, I ask them to send 5 different options. You can link your pinterest board so they can see examples of what you have in mind. If something you like doesn't fit, they will send you a different size if they have it, with no shipping fees.
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 2, 2019 4:26:08 GMT
Admittedly I've only read the first page, but where are you all shopping? Most things I want are in stock in my size or my family's size whatever I am shopping for The sales people are typically friendly and helpful
I like to try on my clothes. Often it looks good online or even on the hanger and I'll hate it on me.
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Post by rune2484 on Oct 2, 2019 4:48:12 GMT
This is bound to happen. Retail is changing - I don’t want to spend hours at the mall. I do a lot of in store pick up. Nordstrom will even bring your purchase out to the car if you text them you are waiting - love that. I think some sort of hybrid shopping should be developed. Rather than carry a lot of sizes - samples to try on then choose color and size - rather than take purchases with you they are delivered from warehouses within hours or the next day. Less frustration with not being able to find sizes and shopping around. Mod Cloth has a store in Austin that works that way. I think it is a really cool way to shop.
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Post by msladibug on Oct 2, 2019 6:42:14 GMT
Catalog shopping, Shopping TV, and online shopping all taking away from brick and mortar stores. Rarely do I go into physical store, my most shopped physical store is the grocery store.
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Post by Merge on Oct 2, 2019 10:25:15 GMT
This is bound to happen. Retail is changing - I don’t want to spend hours at the mall. I do a lot of in store pick up. Nordstrom will even bring your purchase out to the car if you text them you are waiting - love that. I think some sort of hybrid shopping should be developed. Rather than carry a lot of sizes - samples to try on then choose color and size - rather than take purchases with you they are delivered from warehouses within hours or the next day. Less frustration with not being able to find sizes and shopping around. Mod Cloth has a store in Austin that works that way. I think it is a really cool way to shop. That was not my experience in the Austin ModCloth store at all. Perhaps they’ve changed? What I saw was a small selection of what they normally carry online, most of it available only in either very small or very large sizes. Lots of things I might have purchased, but only available in size 0 or 4x. And that’s pretty much my frustration with brick and mortar shopping. I am a very common size whether in straight sizes (XL or XXL) or plus sizes (1X). It’s dang near impossible to find things in my size unless I happen to be there the day new merchandise drops or am shopping at a place like Old Navy that carries dozens of each size. Give me online shopping any day. Without it, I’d have almost nothing to wear!
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 2, 2019 10:49:45 GMT
I haven't read any of this thread yet, just skimmed through it, until I saw the comment about who is the "average" shopper? I have no idea in terms of clothes but I can absolutely say that it applies to shoes! I wear an 11 Wide and these mostly do not exist in stores. I mean, probably some high-end store might carry them but I don't want to drive all over creation to find them. I would SO much rather buy three pairs from Zappos, have them delivered in a few days, try them on, return two pairs (or all three, often ), done or start over with three more. Same with just about anything I have to buy...I hate shopping, and I hate driving in our traffic (DC area), finding parking, searching through stores, waiting in checkout lines, driving home....ugh. And if I need to buy dog food, a phone charger, a shower curtain, a welcome mat, Crocs (my personal favorite shoe), garam masala spice, special non-bleed-through pens for dd, a book for ds's girlfriend's little girl...just to name a few things I've bought recently... just think how many stores I'd have to go to for all those different things. Plus, I know exactly which shower curtain I want (fabric, mold resistant, white) so I might have to search even more. With Amazon I can do it all at once, then have dd's pens shipped directly to her, and if I want I can have the book sent to ds so he can wrap it for his gf's little girl. If Elizabeth Warren ever tries to take on Amazon she's off my candidate list. (I didn't realize she didn't like Amazon.... and yes, I haven't been paying attention, too many candidates still)...
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 2, 2019 10:53:05 GMT
Catalog shopping, Shopping TV, and online shopping all taking away from brick and mortar stores. Rarely do I go into physical store, my most shopped physical store is the grocery store. And, of course we can get groceries delivered also. I haven't ever done that. BUT -- my grocery store just started a new thing where you can order online, then you drive to the store, park, text to the store to tell them your parking space number and they will bring your groceries out to you and load them in the trunk! The advantage of this over getting them delivered is that the minimum is less ($35 vs. $100 for delivery) and the fee is less ($3.00 vs. $7.00-$10.00 for delivery). To me $3.00 is well worth it for my time, plus I'd probably spend at least that anyway on something that wasn't on my list. Anyway, I'm going to try this soon!
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Post by blue tulip on Oct 2, 2019 11:41:04 GMT
Catalog shopping, Shopping TV, and online shopping all taking away from brick and mortar stores. Rarely do I go into physical store, my most shopped physical store is the grocery store. And, of course we can get groceries delivered also. I haven't ever done that. BUT -- my grocery store just started a new thing where you can order online, then you drive to the store, park, text to the store to tell them your parking space number and they will bring your groceries out to you and load them in the trunk! The advantage of this over getting them delivered is that the minimum is less ($35 vs. $100 for delivery) and the fee is less ($3.00 vs. $7.00-$10.00 for delivery). To me $3.00 is well worth it for my time, plus I'd probably spend at least that anyway on something that wasn't on my list. Anyway, I'm going to try this soon! our walmart does this. it's a $30 minimum order, and no markups, yearly fees or even individual fee like the $3 you mentioned. it's wonderful, i've been using it for probably about 2 years now.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 2, 2019 12:23:33 GMT
I think another mistake retailers are making is not price matching. I had this experience just recently with Macy's. I wanted a Fiestaware place setting. I went in the store. I check Macy's online and it's cheaper even with shipping. But Macy's won't price match. So, I went home and ordered online. What a waste of a trip. I feel like retailers are pushing us online.
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Post by julie5 on Oct 2, 2019 12:38:50 GMT
Just adding to the convo but chewy.com sent me a new customer mailer so I decided to order my cat litter, got a free container and free shipping. It’s the same price as Walmart. So why would I bother lugging home 4 containers of litter from Walmart when chewy has the same product and price and will bring it to me?
Clothing is a little trickier I’ve found. I’ve shopped from instagrammers with my measurements only to not look good in the piece when it got here. I need to be able to try it on. My go to is J.C. Penney’s and Kohl’s. Not exactly high fashion but I get more than 10 wears out of my clothing so I feel that’s good. I was happy about some of Walmart’s new designs but found out that they are the epitome of throwaway fashion. One wear and it’s junk. No thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 12:51:15 GMT
Admittedly I've only read the first page, but where are you all shopping?Most things I want are in stock in my size or my family's size whatever I am shopping for The sales people are typically friendly and helpful I like to try on my clothes. Often it looks good online or even on the hanger and I'll hate it on me. My go-to was Macy's. But they closed the one nearest to me. So now, I might try online. It's like they bitch out of one side of their mouths about the woes of brick-and-mortar shopping. Then out of the other side of their mouths they close stores, cut staff, cut space, limit sizes and wonder where we all went.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 13:30:25 GMT
" But it should really be at the top because s tore closures are no longer doing the trick to shore up the retail space’s profitability as in years’ past. Instead, the argument could be made store closures are only pushing more people to shopping on desktop computers, tablets and mobile phones —which is usually a less profitable transaction for retailers due to free shipping costs and investments in building out digital capabilities." finance.yahoo.com/news/retail-store-closures-will-continue-to-rip-through-the-us-goldman-sachs-142147842.html
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 2, 2019 14:55:52 GMT
Admittedly I've only read the first page, but where are you all shopping? Most things I want are in stock in my size or my family's size whatever I am shopping for The sales people are typically friendly and helpful I like to try on my clothes. Often it looks good online or even on the hanger and I'll hate it on me. I end up mostly shopping for my clothes at Costco (or more likely, Costco.com because they usually have more sizes available there) or Kohl’s or Duluth Trading (t-shirts) online. I hate shopping for clothes for myself, and shoes are the worst. I usually buy things in L or XL but I’m short which complicates things. I need wide shoes but in a very common size (8.5-9), and now have to be even more particular because whatever shoes I get also have to accommodate orthotics (good luck with that, I tried on roughly 70 different styles of shoes this summer and found three—THREE!!—that would actually work with them. Sales people? What sales people? The stores around me can barely find enough warm bodies to run the registers. There is never anyone working the sales floor in any of the stores I’ve been in recently (Kohl’s, Target, JCP, Nordstrom Rack, Duluth Trading, DSW, Famous Footwear, among others). Personally, I think that’s the biggest issue for brick and mortar retail is that there isn’t anyone available to actually HELP the customers in the store. Labor is expensive for the business but the pay is crap and they make you work all kinds of nutty hours so no one wants to do those jobs. Back in the day when online shopping first became a thing and when the big box stores started popping up everywhere, you could still find a rare unicorn mom and pop stores that actually offered real customer service. But real customer service comes at a price that many people are unwilling to pay, so the customers window shop at the mom and pop and ask their million questions, then go BUY online or at the big box to save money. Well, what happens when those smaller stores don’t get the community support they need in the form of sales? They close, plain and simple. It’s not rocket science. Now that the online stores are huge and can underprice the brick and mortar big boxes without all the extra labor costs, the big boxes can’t compete with that so they end up closing too. The bottom line is that you end up getting exactly what you’re willing to pay for. If (general) you aren’t willing to spend the extra money to support a business that provides actual service, you aren’t going to ever get actual service. It’s a classic catch-22.
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Post by Rhondito on Oct 2, 2019 15:47:30 GMT
The assumption is always that the customers are no longer shopping in stores. But I have to wonder how much of that is true. Or is it that having an online store is easier for the retailer and they have found that if they close the stores, people will still shop at their online store so why not close the brick and mortar which has more overhead? Seems that it is a situation where you don't know which came first...I know that I would much prefer to shop in an actual store, but have been doing more online shopping lately (for clothes) because the options aren't available (such as petites, short length jeans, etc). But to me it is much easier to go to the store, try it on and buy it if I like it than order two sizes, wait for it to come, then have to send it back (and often times pay to return) if/when it doesn't fit. It's very true. When I was with JCrew we saw it every day.
Their online system sends (most) orders to stores to be fulfilled - we processed upwards of 100+ per day. The store gets zero credit for these sales.
They offer free ship-to-store and free in-store returns, both designed to get customers in the store to buy more. Did it work? Nope. 90% of the time the customers came in, picked up their online order or made their return, and left.
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 2, 2019 15:57:55 GMT
For me, I hate the concept of "fast fashion" in terms of what it does to the environment in terms of waste of materials, energy, filling up landfills, etc. I wish people would think about the implications of millions and millions of people buying crappy clothes and throwing them away after a few wears. There is also people that will buy quality clothes and not wear them anymore once they are worn, which I understand. I probably buy what is considered "crappy clothing." I have bought $3.00 t-shirts at Walmart and t-shirts from Old Navy. Once they get worn, I wear them at home until there's a major grease stain or giant holes. Sometimes, those end up getting used as rags. Some of these shirts are at least five years old. I recently finally threw away a graphic tee that said 2003 on it that came from a thrift store. That's another thing. A lot of people will not do is shop second hand.
To me, there isn't much of a difference. At least this way, I have a variety of things to wear vs the quality $30.00 t-shirt that will get worn much more because that's a lot less shirts I can buy.
I've also started buying mens shirts because they tend to be better quality, I prefer the sleeve lengths, and I have a flat chest, so they fit better in that area.
As someone who needs “tall” sized clothing, I am forced to buy online because stores won’t stock them in brick and mortar stores (or have 1 in each size and when that size 8 or 10 is sold, that is it), but you can order talls online. I'm only 5'5" but all legs! If I buy a regular women's shirt (rarely anymore) it's in a tall. Tunics are usually the perfect length, but I'm picky about sleeves and I don't like the flared look. I don't want to be mistaken as pregnant.
I think another mistake retailers are making is not price matching. I had this experience just recently with Macy's. I wanted a Fiestaware place setting. I went in the store. I check Macy's online and it's cheaper even with shipping. But Macy's won't price match. That's ridiculous when it's the same store!
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Post by julie5 on Oct 2, 2019 16:26:33 GMT
And along the shop small line of talk, our mainstreet is going through a revival and lots of local owned shops are popping up. Our city council is organizing events to help getting foot traffic downtown to shop these stores. One lady has the most adorable clothing. But she keeps boutique hours, she’s there 3 days a week from 4-6 pm. Seriously! So many times I have free time to kill in town between errands and picking up my kid and would probably go buy things if she was open! I mean I get it, it costs overhead to be open. But she will hold clothes for you on Facebook and then turns around and butches if you aren’t there on Saturday during the 2 hours she’s open. I want so badly to say maybe people would pick up their holds if you were open more!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 17:09:13 GMT
Customer's don't shop in stores anymore because the experience sucks.
No support. No checkout lanes. Can't find what I need in my size (six feet tall and plus sized). The lack of AC is unbearable in the Texas heat. The stores are not clean. Dressing rooms are crowded or are not picked up.
It comes down that retail stores don't want to pay the necessary price and hire the people it takes to run the stores in a manner than makes people want to go. I can order what I need online and call it day. Why do I want to spending four hours going to a place where I'm going to be treated like shit by a sale clerk who doesn't even know how to make eye contact and give a happy "hello"? Why when I have a problem with a piece of merchandise does the clerk tell me I have to call the 800 number to get someone who can give me a refund - why can't the store clerk or store manager? Pay the people in a way that will incentive them to be nice to customers and provide an excellent experience. I would stop shopping at Amazon if this were the case but I just can't find it anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2020 1:29:34 GMT
Macy's stores closing in early 2020 The following stores are closing with liquidation sales expected to start in January, according to local media reports. Connecticut Meridien: Westfield Meridien Mall Florida Pompano Beach: Pompano Citi Centre Sanford: Seminole Towne Center Vero Beach: Indian River Mall Georgia Macon: Macon Mall Idaho Lewiston: Lewiston Center Mall Illinois Carbondale: University Mall Indiana Muncie: Muncie Mall Kentucky Owensboro: Towne Square Mall Maryland Salisbury: The Centre at Salisbury Ohio Greater Cincinnati: Northgate Mall St. Clairsville: Ohio Valley Mall Stow: Stow-Kent Plaza Pennsylvania Harrisburg: Harrisburg Mall State College: Nittany Mall Tennessee Goodlettsville: Rivergate Mall Washington Burlington: Cascade Mall Seattle: Downtown Seattle Walla Walla: Downtown Walla Walla www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/07/macys-store-closings-2020-list-more-than-dozen-stores-shutter/2829013001/
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