Interesting how I noticed this today.

 

Metropolitan Diary: Perfect fit

Dear Diary:

I was browsing in the men’s department at Neiman Marcus when a knitted black designer blazer caught my eye.

Although the tag said it was on sale for a fraction of its original price, it still cost more than I would normally care to spend on such an item of clothing.

Tempting fate, I tried it on. It fit me perfectly, of course.

Just then, a saleswoman appeared in the aisle where I was standing.

“It fits you perfectly,” she said.

Possibly trying to talk myself out of buying it and probably in hopes of dissuading her from trying to sell it to me, I responded.

“Yes,” I said, “but I really don’t need it.”

“We don’t sell things that people need,” she replied without missing a beat.

— Joe Caputo

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

14 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

 

 

 

Wow... 

 

I can remember shopping at Century 21. Honestly, after September 11th, 2001 I don't think I ever shopped there again. The store closed for awhile and I avoided that entire area for a couple of years and I guess I just never returned.

Funny how one can fall out of a habit as I once used to frequently visit that entire area.

Edited September 13, 20205 yr by DramatistDreamer

I have lived in New York State - upstate - my entire life but I have never heard of that store. Still, any retail store going under is sad, if just for the loss of jobs.

 

I only associate Century 21 with real estate.

I still used to shop at C21 downtown up until very recently. It used to be very, very crowded at times, but you could get great deals. There is another location right across the street from

the Apple Store near Lincoln Center.

It grieved me a lot more when Daffy's closed because you could find some designer made gems at steals (the kind of bargains you'd find at those secret sales at an "undisclosed" location, i.e. warehouse). My sole issue with Daffy's was that even on a "quiet" day, the store often looked like a whirlwind had hit the racks. On a busier day...well, let's not get into that.😟😬

A slightly different perspective on the various businesses leaving NYC.

 

In my humble opinion https://t.co/g3ThFg9TNo

— Michael Angelo (@mr_wonderland) September 28, 2020

Looks like just about every other retailer's loss is Amazon's gain (although the e-commerce units of Target and Walmart also benefited this year).

 

Amazon has embarked on an extraordinary hiring binge this year. The company added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million. https://t.co/fwDED8kDEK

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 27, 2020