Lord Taylor news and trends

Lord & Taylor Says ‘Hello Again’ To Loyal Customers After Post-Bankruptcy Relaunch
Retail // April 21, 2021

The Saadia Group, which works in multi-category product manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing, has rolled out iconic American brand Lord & Taylor as an online “collective store,” according to an announcement. A banner on the Lord & Taylor website on Wednesday (April 21) read “Hello Again!”...

Bankruptcy Watch: Lord & Taylor And Tailored Brands File Chapter 11, Adding Urgency To Apparel...
Retail // August 03, 2020

Lord & Taylor and Tailored Brands surprised absolutely no one with their bankruptcy filings Sunday (Aug. 2), but another spate of bad news has added new urgency to the question of who will survive in the beleaguered department store and apparel categories. Known for upscale...

Nordstrom And Lord & Taylor Dampen Retail Reopening Plans
Retail // May 06, 2020

The retail reopenings underway hit a few roadblocks on Wednesday (May 6), as Nordstrom’s, L Brands and Lord & Taylor all checked in with bad news. All three companies had reported liquidity problems since the pandemic crisis started, but the convergence of the three events...

Retail’s Challenges And Opportunities Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
Today In Data // April 22, 2020

Lord & Taylor is mulling a bankruptcy filing as the coronavirus lockdown continues to negatively impact nonessential retail, while JCPenney recently skipped an interest payment. But in grocery, GrubMarket is taking the hybrid model to the farmers’ market and has seen higher online grocery business since the crisis began. All this, Today in Data. Data:...

Interviews & Exclusives
Grocery, Online Drive Blockbuster Q2 For Walmart

August 17, 2018
Walmart made its investors very happy yesterday (Aug. 16) as Q2 2018 earnings came in well ahead of expectations across the board. More customers hit the stores and ordered from online. In both cases, consumers filled their baskets with more items, increasing basket size and revenues. What was in those baskets? Grocery and apparel were Walmart’s most robust sellers. So […]

 Beyond Panera’s Loaves And Phishes, Beware The Scammers In Your Inbox

April 05, 2018
Panera and Saks grab the headlines. But amid data leaks the lures for the bad guys go far beyond the credit card number. Names, addresses and emails give ammunition for...

Quick Reads
Lord & Taylor Says ‘Hello Again’ To Loyal Customers After Post-Bankruptcy Relaunch

April 21, 2021
The Saadia Group, which works in multi-category product manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing, has rolled out iconic American brand Lord & Taylor as an online “collective store,” according to an announcement. A banner on the Lord & Taylor website on Wednesday (April 21) read “Hello Again!” The new chapter in the life of Lord & Taylor […]

WeWork To Sell Iconic NYC Building To Amazon

March 12, 2020
Amazon’s New York expansion plans will now include the former Lord & Taylor building in downtown Manhattan, as the eCommerce company announced that it will purchase the storied building from...

Lord & Taylor To Open Small NYC Store For Holidays

December 03, 2019
Lord & Taylor is opening a small shop in New York City for the holiday shopping season. The retailer closed its iconic 676,000-square-foot NYC store at the beginning of the...

Lord & Taylor Acquisition Completed

November 12, 2019
According to reports, the acquisition deal between Le Tote and Hudson Bay Company (HBC) for Lord & Taylor has officially closed, with Le Tote Chief Merchandising Officer Ruth Hartman appointed...