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Oldest US department store chain going out of business - Steve - 08-28-2020 10:30 PM
Lord and Taylor, the oldest US department store (founded in 1826) is going out of business:
https://www.nj.com/business/2020/08/lord-taylor-to-shutter-all-stores-after-nearly-200-years-of-business.html
Once the liquidation sales end and the stores close for good, the oldest US department store chain will be Macy's, founded in 1858. I think Macy's will also be the oldest department store overall, but there could be an older local independent department store in the US which I'm not aware of.
RE: Oldest US department store chain going out of business - Eva Elisabeth - 08-29-2020 09:34 AM
(08-28-2020 10:30 PM)Steve Wrote: Once the liquidation sales end and the stores close for good, the oldest US department store chain will be Macy's, founded in 1858. I think Macy's will also be the oldest department store overall...I'm afraid at least Harrod's in London (1834) beats Macy's.
RE: Oldest US department store chain going out of business - LincolnMan - 09-06-2020 11:58 AM
Covid killed a lot. Although it may be better argued also that reactions to Covid killed a lot.