The retail market in the U.S. has seen a flurry of activity over the past month, with Bloomingdale’s taking its “New York” attitude into Chevy Chase, Md. and Macy’s returning to New Orleans with the opening of two stores.
WWD reported late last month that “Bloomingdale’s swept into Chevy Chase” with a more “balanced mix of contemporary, modern and classic merchandise compared with certain locations, such as SoHo and San Francisco, where the store can read edgier.”
Michael Gould, Bloomingdale’s chairman and chief executive, told WWD that the retailer has positioned itself as “approachable luxury — the kind of better merchandise that makes people feel good.” Bloomingdale’s joins Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Neiman Marcus, who have been in the market for some time.
Down in New Orleans, a city still on the mend from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, WWD reported that two Macy’s units were set to reopen, one at Simon Property Group’s Esplanade Mall in Kenner, La., and the other at the Fell Organization’s Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, La.
In the windy city, Loehmann’s said it was opening its first store in downtown Chicago at 151 North State Street. The retailer joins a growing “discount retail presence on the street,” WWD reported.
Loehmann’s, which operates stores in 16 states, joins a Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx and Filene’s Basement on North State.
On the West Coast, WWD reported that Contemporary chain Madison “has an upscale sister, Madison Gallery. Mark Goldstein, owner, opened the latest concept in luxury in the Malibu Country Mart. The boutique will include high-end brands such as Nina Ricci, Balmain, Marni, and Derek Lam, among others.
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