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J Crew is going to start selling at Nordstrom

UmmLila (Lisa)

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<>http://fortune.com/2016/08/29/jcrew-nordstrom/

Apparently to try and increase sales. I am not sure how well that will work.

9 years ago

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Tanya

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Interesting. Since Nordstrom is already selling their sister line Madewell, maybe that is going well enough that they decided to expand.

9 years ago

Suz

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Hmm. Maybe they will close some of their own stores then, to save money.

9 years ago

texstyle

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I imagine they will close some of their stand alone stores, which is kind of sad. But, related to the other discussion on Macy's closing stores, it seems obvious that they can't afford to keep B&M stores going with the costs escalating so high for staff, space, taxes, etc.

9 years ago

deb

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Interesting.

9 years ago

Angie

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WOW. Very interesting. Can't wait to see it at store level.

9 years ago

Banoffi

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Interesting. I've noticed they've been selling some J Crew Factory clothing at Nordstrom Rack.

9 years ago

Banoffi

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Oops - duplicate post!

9 years ago

Janet

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Hmm. I'm not really excited about this. JCrew rarely fits me well anyway, and I would rather see brands at Nordsrtrom that I can't find in other stores at the mall. Meh.

9 years ago

DonnaF

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Today there was a notice on nordstrom.com that J. Crew, including Petites will be sold at Nordstrom starting this Fall. It also lists the stores, including Downtown Seattle and Bellevue. Only Costa Mesa in California. I would think the full range would be available online, but you never know.

9 years ago

Anonymous

Janet - I have never found Jcrew to fit me well, but I do like some of their looks.

9 years ago

rachylou

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Maybe that will help J Crew, but I can't see how it will help Nordstrom. Are they going to scale back their in house lines? And why would I want J Crew over those? Because I don't...

9 years ago

Staysfit

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Ha ha, JCrew at Nordstroms?! My two favorite shopping places merged into one location. I bet they will close our local store. I mostly go there to do returns. It's small. However, the local college students like it and buy a lot. (J Crew sizes and quality have been very inconsistent, but their jeans are usually a slam dunk!).

9 years ago

Thistle

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Interesting. I suppose now is the time to take risks in retail as they're all struggling and in transition.

9 years ago

Anonymous

I'm interested. J Crew intimidates me while Nordstroms does not.

9 years ago

gradfashionista

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I love this idea and hope that it forces J. Crew to up the quality factor, given Nordstrom's return policy.

9 years ago

crazyone

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I buy a lot of stuff at Madewell and I buy a lot of stuff at Nordstrom, but I never buy Madewell stuff at Nordstrom--it's usually cheaper at Madewell since they usually have a discount off their sales (Nordstrom matches the sale price but doesn't seem to automatically match the coupon, at least) Both of them have free shipping with free returns with no minimum, but J. Crew has a different shipping model so this seems like a good way to try out single items from J. Crew without having to worry about shipping costs.

9 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I'm with Janet. I wish Nordstrom would carry more unusual brands, not what we can find at other mall stores. (Eventually the mall may just become a brick and mortar Amazon outlet, anyway.)

9 years ago

Karie

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Well I wouldn't mind it if they built a Nordstrom near me, but I will be very upset if they close my local J Crew. It's a good sized store and they keep it well stocked.

9 years ago

viva

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My thoughts were with crazyone and Janet.

First, why would I buy at Nordstrom when JCrew offers so many discounts if I buy from them directly? I can't imagine Nordstrom will match all of those (or be able to keep up with them all -- there is a sale every week).

Second, why would I buy at Nordstrom if it just becomes a clearing house of major mid-level brands that have their own stores? I'd like to see it doing more of the "Space: Emerging and Advanced Designer" stuff. Topshop is fun because that brand is not ubiquitous in the US, but it was the beginning of a slippery slope. Nordstrom seems to be in danger of becoming a mall.

9 years ago

Mary Beth (formerly LBD)

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Nordstrom is becoming the fashion equivalent of Amazon.

(Ahaha, then I scrolled up and saw that Fircracker said the same thing)

My guess is Nordstrom might carry their higher end pieces, like their Italian wools?

9 years ago

Jaime

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not crazy about this idea either. My Nordstrom is already tiny-I don't want to see any more floor space taken up by a mall store. Madewell currently takes enough of it even though there is a store right outside the Nordstrom door.

9 years ago

Janet

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The only advantages I see of buying a "mall brand" at Nordstrom are: 1) the generous return policy, and 2) earning Nordstrom Notes.

9 years ago

Aida

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If they carry the JCrew "collection" pieces, versus the usual stuff, I would be much more interested. Not that I purchase much from Collection but it would offer more variance between the two shops.

9 years ago

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