Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Macys-will-shutter-11-stores-apf-14002867.html" target="_blank">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/...867.html</a> NEW YORK (AP) -- Department-store operator Macy's Inc. said Thursday it will close 11 underperforming stores in nine states -- affecting 960 employees -- and lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years. Stores slated to close include locations in Los Angeles, West Palm Beach, Fla., Nashville, Tenn., and St. Louis, among others Here are the stores. <a href="http://www.dailypress.com/business/dp-d0760.macy_s-glancejan08,0,1597132.story?track=rss" target="_blank">http://www.dailypress.com/busi...rack=rss</a> I don't know how other malls work but the mall here has 2 Macy's in in - one is womens the other is mens and children. But neither are on the list
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I see the Macy's in the former Citicorp Plaza in Los Angeles is closing. Prior to Macy's, it was a Robinsons-May department store. I worked for Robinsons-May during the transition from two separate store names (Robinson's and May Company) into one. I was amazed that the downtown location lasted even back then.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I just went to the mall in Overland Park,Ks. and was shocked to see the RainForest Cafe closing down. Pretty weird to see all the fake green leaves in the parking lot and the aquarium being loaded onto the moving vans.And this is next to the soon to be opened Barnes&Noble that was just built as an addition to the mall.Crazy economy.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I thik that the only RFCafes that do well are the ones on Disney Property
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt ^^The one at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco always seems busy whenever I dare to go down there.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Mickeymouseclub: Have you been to Corbin Park yet? I was curious as to how it's doing. I know a Trader Vic's is supposed to go in there sometime in the future but with the economy the way it is, I wonder how well the project is doing.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I thik that the only RFCafes that do well are the ones on Disney Property' There's one inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that does pretty well, too.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 After going to the one in DTD a couple of years ago, I seriously wonder why they do well anywhere. It was my least favorite place of any I've been to at DTD.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Trader Vic's long predates Trader Joe's. A restaurant chain with a Polynesian theme that had its heyday that coincided with the "Tiki" craze that included, of course, 1963's Tiki Room. As everything old is new again, they've become kind of retro-cool again.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I think Macy's didn't handle the transition as well as they should have when re-making the properties they purchased. Many people in the Twin Cities area really loved Marshall Fields. When Macy's bought the stores they pretty much ignored what shoppers had come to expect and seemed to have an attitude of "We're MACY'S... we'll tell you what you REALLY want". Well, they were wrong.
Originally Posted By DAR Does anyone know if people shopping online has any effect on stores closing?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <"I thik that the only RFCafes that do well are the ones on Disney Property' There's one inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that does pretty well, too.< I am going to guess the one in Woodfield Mall - Schaumburg IL does very well also- however that is the 2nd largest mall in the country -
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The original Trader Vic's in Chicago just reopened after being closed for years -- it was an uber cool spot when I worked downtown Chicago <a href="http://www.tradervicschicago.com/menu.html" target="_blank">http://www.tradervicschicago.c...enu.html</a>
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Many people in the Twin Cities area really loved Marshall Fields. When Macy's bought the stores they pretty much ignored what shoppers had come to expect and seemed to have an attitude of "We're MACY'S... we'll tell you what you REALLY want". Well, they were wrong. < the orignal flagship Field's in Downtown Chicago has underperformed by a lot since they pitched the Field's name - there are groups set up here who still protest -- Most people I know here hate Macy's for that reason. They were to open more stores here but cancelled that idea after the Field's backlash. They do not carry the same lines ( high end) that Field's did, service is lousier and the stores not maintained as well they could close all of them here and shopping wise I could care less
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I see that the Rainforest Cafe in the Ontario Mills Mall is still hanging in there. We used to go to Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney in Anaheim. The food was pretty decent. The noise factor was always an issue for me. I know some families like to let their kids run around and scream in a place like Rainforest Cafe, but even at a family-oriented theme park resort it gets to be a bit much.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I know some families like to let their kids run around and scream in a place like Rainforest Cafe, but even at a family-oriented theme park resort it gets to be a bit much.> That was part of what I didn't like. The racket made by the mechanical animals (we sat RIGHT next to the gorilla) every 10 minutes was another part. And the food wasn't that good, and overpriced. Sure, it's DLR, so "overpriced" sort of goes with the territory, but the equivalent food at ESPN Zone, say, is less - and that's one door down. Once was enough for me at RFC.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 For me, having a RFC right on Disney property just makes it worse. They are right next to the best in theming, and their place comes off as tacky compared to what's inside the theme parks. So...yeah, I'd rather eat someplace quieter and better themed while on Disney property. As for Macy's, I'm not surprised at all. I hardly shop there anymore because it's such a headache.
Originally Posted By DAR I can't remember the last time I bought something at a Macy's, Boston Store, Sears or JC Penney. I either shop at Kohl's or Target.
