Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nordstrom and Bloomingdales are equal
Neimans and Saks equal
Bergdorfs is the top

This!

This must be regional then. I'm in Southern California- our local Bloomingdales is far and above the local Nordstrom (in the same mall). Bloomingdales is very upscale in comparison. not that Nordstrom is garbage - it's not. It's just not on par with Bloomingdales....where I am.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who here remembers Woodies... aka Woodward & Lothrop! My very first job. I worked there through HS and some college. Made a couple of life long friends there. I miss Woodies

I also remember Hecht's, which was better than Macy's.

I grew up in Richmond and remember when Hechts bought all of the Miller & Rhodes and Thalheimers in town. 95% of my childhood wardrobe came from those 3 stores. I think I was in MS or HS before I set foot in the “middle” part of the mall - my mom only shopped the department stores.