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[candyagain]

I miss Fashion Bug....but before that company started bringing in cheap patterned clothing. I still have some basic classic items.

[Danky2]

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@Bookplate wrote:

Going way back - B. Altman's in NYC.

More recently - Bed Bath and Beyond

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I remember the shopping trips with my Mother, twice a year , to B. Altman .

Then ,when I was a young woman, taking the children to the Bird Cage ,at Lord + Taylor,

for afternoon tea...also Bonwit Teller and Bamberger and Abraham & Straus for everyday goods....we used to drive thru the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to go for lunch and shopping. 
Such good memories I have not thought about in years !

[azgal]

Mervyn's

[Suzeecat]

Definitely Pier One, where I always felt like I was on a treasure hunt.  For clothes, I do miss Dress Barn and Christopher & Banks.

[Kallena]

I really miss Fashion Bug and Dress Barn.  I could ALWAYS find something there.

[haddon9]

I really miss Strawbridges in the Philly area but more recently I also miss Pier 1 a lot!

[ALRATIBA]

@IMW 

I think Century 21 has re-opned at its original location downtown.

I forgot about Alexander's.  I shopped in their Queens Blvd. store many years ago when I lived in Queens.

I still use a couple of the handbags I bought at Sims out on LI - lots of years ago!

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@IMW wrote:

Sims, Century 21, Alexander's--all in NYC

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[stevieb]

Among nicer stores, I miss Woodward and Lothrop, which was a store local to the DC area. I also miss Lord and Taylor, Garfinkels, Hechts and Raleighs, but 'Woodies' the most. Among more bargain type stores, I much preferred the KMart of old to today's Walmart option. Going way back, I loved Memco, which sold everything, including groceries. I always enjoyed going there with my mother and found some really nice things there.

[kaydee50]

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@IMW wrote:

Sims, Century 21, Alexander's--all in NYC

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Defintely Century 21.  Was surprised when they closed all the stores.  Alexander's has been gone for so long that I forgot about them!

More recently I miss Lord & Taylor.  The flagship store on 5th Avenue was one of my favorites.

[kaydee50]

@ALRATIBA   You're right!  Just "googled" Century 21 and it plans to reopen in the Wall Street location this spring.  I have something to look forward to when I'm in NYC in July!

Also remember Alexander's on Queens Boulevard.  My DH and I took dance lessons there--LOL!  It now houses a multitude of stores including Marshalls.