Why does Chico, Merced, Woodland, Hanford, Yuba Cit, Palmdale, Victorville, and Eureka not have a Macy's? (Los Angeles: middle-class, sales)

[proudmommy]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

Smoking is making a comeback with the younger set, sadly. Vegans that smoke, now there is logical inconsistency.

I won't even smoke cigarettes made from eggs.

[Charles22]

Originally Posted by jdavid93225

Quite often, you will find that a nearby city has one, so they don't need to saturate their market. In the cases of those areas you mentioned, here are some nearby places that have them:

Woodland and Yuba City are both less than 50 miles from Sacramento, which has three stores, and several more in neighboring communities. Since Yuba City (and a few others you mentioned) is fairly small (<50,000 population), it probably doesn't have much demand for one.

Merced is about 40 miles from Modesto, which has a store, and about 55 miles from Fresno, which has two. Hanford is only about 35 miles from Fresno.

Palmdale is only about 32 miles from Santa Clarita, and Victorville is only about 35 miles from San Bernardino.

Most of the communities you mentioned are small bedroom communities of other larger cities, most of which have a Macy's store. Eureka and Chico seem to be the exceptions. Many of these communities are fairly small, and don't have the necessary population to support a Macy's store in addition to all the other department stores they have.

I pick this as the winning answer.

[the city]

Originally Posted by Charles22

I pick this as the winning answer.

yeah, and for eureka and chico there is the one in Redding.

[Bluesmama]

I don't think Macy's would want to open stores in any of the places mentioned. Their merchandise is expensive, and I think they target areas that will support their inflated profits.

Three of them opened in the Portland-Metro area when they bought out the Meier & Frank stores. (I was very resentful ~ I LOVED Meier & Frank!) One is downtown Portland and the other two are in smaller cities of 90k and less. All are thriving, although I don't know anyone who shops their stores.

I, personally, hate Macy's. I don't spend that kind of money on clothes and have never found their merchandise to match my tastes. I'd rather go to Sear's or Penney's, and most of my summer clothes are bought from boutiques and markets where I vacation.

[BVitamin]

Originally Posted by Bluesmama

I don't think Macy's would want to open stores in any of the places mentioned. Their merchandise is expensive, and I think they target areas that will support their inflated profits.

Walk into Nordstroms or Bloomingdales, Macy's will seem like a thrift store.

[VLWH]

In Palmdale they have a Dillard's, I suppose that'sclose enough to Macy's and would not pay to open another similiar dept store.

[Bluesmama]

Originally Posted by BVitamin

Walk into Nordstroms or Bloomingdales, Macy's will seem like a thrift store.

I have. In fact, the Nordstrom's in Portland and Seattle are a lot more successful than their "home" in the Bay Area. Been to the Bloomingdale's in SF in it's opening weekend, which kinda' killed my need to go to the original one when I went to Manhattan. But I don't find Macy's that much cheaper.

[BVitamin]

Originally Posted by Bluesmama

I have. In fact, the Nordstrom's in Portland and Seattle are a lot more successful than their "home" in the Bay Area. Been to the Bloomingdale's in SF in it's opening weekend, which kinda' killed my need to go to the original one when I went to Manhattan. But I don't find Macy's that much cheaper.

Perhaps not for the women's section, I can't say. I know for men's it becomes a label thing. I forgot to mention Saks as being significantly much more than Macy's.

[Bluesmama]

Originally Posted by BVitamin

Perhaps not for the women's section, I can't say. I know for men's it becomes a label thing. I forgot to mention Saks as being significantly much more than Macy's.

Sak's in Portland finally closed. I'd never been in it. It did hold on for several years. What was unique about this store is that it was actually located on 5th Street.

Now, growing up in California, Gottschalk's was a classy store in those days. My mother did her annual clothes shopping at the one in Fresno. I read in a City-Data Forum once that the stores went downhill over time.

[the city]

Palmdale now has a Macy's.

San Luis Obispo has plans to get a Macy's. This could mean the Santa Maria store might shut down. The Macy's in SLO will be in an outdoor shopping center of 530,000 sq. ft. I expect it to open in 2014. Construction likely to start next year.

I think alot of people go to the department stores because they are cheaper than going to the smaller stores.