Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Loehmann's isn't Loehmann's anymore

Loehmann's sure isn't. And I'm not referring to the fact that not only is there a dressing room, so one doesn't have to try on between the racks, like it was originally, nor the fact that I saw that they had some private dressing rooms off of the "group" one, at least in the Lake Success, NY, branch.

In the "old" or real Loehmann's the clothes for sale were designer, samples, great deals for discount prices. Now, it's just a "low-price" department store.

The "old" or real Loehmann's didn't have racks of identical clothes in a variety of colors and sizes. They had "pot luck" closeouts, surprises, rarely a full-range of sizes. That would only be if a store closed before it got to sell what it had ordered. Loehmann's would get the "unsold" from stores which had closed. You can fill a couple of stores like that, but now it's a chain with the name.

I must admit that I did find a blouse there to buy, so you have nothing to lose but some time, if you want to take a look.

5 comments:

We're the ones who have to put up with them said...

My grandmother must be rolling in her grave. She loved Loehmanns...as it was. Must corporate America remove all hints of originality from its stores?

Soccer Dad said...

You have a lot of stores like that that sell closeouts. In clothing you have Syms, Marshall's, TJ Maxx and Ross's Dress for Less. (Though at least two of the last 3 are part of the same company.)
Maybe Loehmann's adjusted by finding a different niche.

Batya said...

mizellie, it's not worth waking up for, without the mitziyus

sd, I was at tj, too, and got myself a suitcase there, but it's not the fun and challenge it once was

To tell you the truth, I found the best deals in... you'll never believe me... Lord & Taylors!

Anonymous said...

Loehmann's has been owned by different arab groups for a few years now. One called Arcapita and now Istithmar who has a link to Arcapita and gave Arcapita nearly a %100 profit in the purchase. Arcapita had a direct link to terror support with their sharia advisor. Don't patronize Church's Chicken, Caribou Coffee (Starbuck's biggest competitor) nor Yakima too. Arcapita also had a quaint name of "First Islamic Investment Bank" and "Crescent Capital".

Batya said...

Oh, my. Guess, I'll avoid that place, when given the opportunity.