Century 21
Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw character on the HBO show “Sex and the City” called Century 21’s Lower Manhattan store “the best part of jury duty.” For nearly 60 years, the off-price fashion retailer has been a New York City institution. That long run, however, is coming to an end. Century 21 has filed for bankruptcy and will close all of its stores. In a statement, co-CEO Raymond Gindi blames the chain’s demise on insurance companies, which he claims “have turned their backs on us at this most critical time,” referring to the pandemic.
Century 21
Bloomingdale’s
Bloomingdale’s, a high-end department store, has a long history dating back to its founding in 1861. Macy’s Inc. now owns the chain, which has remained relatively small over the years. Unfortunately, it’s now even smaller. In mid-January, a Bloomingdale’s store south of Miami — one of only 35 full-line Bloomingdale’s locations listed on the company’s website — closed. The first Bloomingdale’s in Miami opened in 1984, and it was closed for more than a year after Hurricane Andrew ravaged South Florida in 1992.
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