tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post5657427911455599550..comments2024-03-28T11:42:57.812-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: [CLOSURE ALERT] J.Crew to Close Five Metro Atlanta Stores This MonthAtlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-85216093672875509072018-01-16T12:14:58.004-05:002018-01-16T12:14:58.004-05:00I went to the location on the westside before it c...I went to the location on the westside before it closed and found a few good deals. Sadly J.Crew isn't transferring employees to new stores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-29362106574494656852018-01-13T00:18:07.605-05:002018-01-13T00:18:07.605-05:00I have a wool cable knit sweater I mail ordered fr...I have a wool cable knit sweater I mail ordered from the J Crew catalog in 1995 or 1996. It still looks great. I had two pairs of flannel J Crew pajama pants from around the same time both lasted at least 10 years and a long sleeve knit top lasted for almost that long. But everything I've bought there since the mid 2000s has been absolute trash. Buttons on a cardigan barely hanging on by a thread after one cold-water wash in a lingerie bag, which doesn't matter much since the whole cardigan shrank, faded and lost its shape after that one wash anyway. T-shirts that start out one size but by the end of the workday day are already stretched out. Jewelry hardly any better than what's at Claire's. Their merchandise is no better than H&M's now. If whoever is running that company can't get it together a lot more of their stores are going to close.396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-10688344676553204902018-01-12T08:57:49.531-05:002018-01-12T08:57:49.531-05:00"how many empty boxes do we need and might ci..."how many empty boxes do we need and might city/county planners do a better job of encouraging redevelopment/reuse of existing facilities."<br /><br />Unfortunately the trend for practically every retailer is to build new to suit them, as it costs much less than to retrofit an existing building. Government planners will do whatever it takes to make the retailer or business happy and brings them to town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-78924138814872776552018-01-11T15:33:39.090-05:002018-01-11T15:33:39.090-05:00One can buy the same low quality clothing at Walma...One can buy the same low quality clothing at Walmart or Target for much less. Paper thin fabric, shoddy construction and uninspiring designs are what is wrong with retail. SLEEEVES !!!!!! - put some sleeves on womyn's blouses & tops in addition to the 3 aforementioned problems with the retail apparel industry.<br /><br />So NO, not surprised J Crew is shuttering stores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-49401519026346302192018-01-11T13:20:45.304-05:002018-01-11T13:20:45.304-05:00I had read about this on October and I'm not s...I had read about this on October and I'm not surprised by the locations selected as they are all smaller stores. The West Side store rarely has customers in it the many times I've been there. We happened to have dinner with some friends who live in East Cobb a few weeks ago and I ran into that location and I knew they had to be the list, the store had almost no inventory to speak of. KERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660074368541712201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-25661371168058422292018-01-11T13:15:27.584-05:002018-01-11T13:15:27.584-05:00This just seems like another example of oversatura...This just seems like another example of oversaturation in the retail market. For example, they are closing a store at The Forum in Peachtree Corners, but there are locations at Avalon and Perimeter Mall both are a relatively short drive from The Forum. Yes, the internet is having an impact, but I believe many companies just have way too many retail locations.<br /> <br />As developers open new centers retailers are drawn to the new location and it results in too many stores and ultimately closures. In reality this is nothing new, but one wonders how many empty boxes do we need and might city/county planners do a better job of encouraging redevelopment/reuse of existing facilities. <br />Hamnoreply@blogger.com