Macy's is coming to Jacksonville

fsujax · May 11, 2010, 11:05:34 AM

Guess, they expect the Gainesville, Tallahassee and Daytona Beach stores to serve the resdients of NE FL. Tiffany's now thats surprising.

blizz01 · May 11, 2010, 11:12:32 AM

Macy's = Dillard's & Belk. There's really not that much difference. I couldn't see all three anchoring the Avenues - I thought Parisian worked for a while, because they seemed to be up a tier. Even if Macy's were to come to SJTC, once the newness wore off, how unlike the Dillard's would they be? Could they coexist? I really think that we'll see something along the lines of Nordstrom/Lord & Taylor/Saks break into JAX (@ SJTC) before Macy's. I would roll the dice & put a Macy's downtown & sit back & watch the supporting development....

konstantconsumer · May 29, 2010, 02:29:58 AM

i agee. i've never thought that macy's was anything special. give me a norstrom or neiman marcus!

Coolyfett · May 29, 2010, 09:38:00 AM

Quote from: konstantconsumer on May 29, 2010, 02:29:58 AM
i agee. i've never thought that macy's was anything special. give me a norstrom or neiman marcus!

Why would those stores go where a Macys is not?

Jaxson · May 29, 2010, 10:23:34 AM

I am amused by Macy's 'let them eat cake' response to queries about Jacksonville. The Macy's party line is, "Jacksonville yokels should visit macys.com if they want to enjoy the Macy's experience." I don't know about you all, but I do not know a single shopping junkie who would buy a new outfit online. That takes the fun out of trying on nine different outfits that you are not going to buy, narrowing down the choices to one eventual purchase, and having your significant other hold your purse.
Sure, Macy's is on par with Kmart and Woolco these days, but it would have been a symbolic victory for the legendary retailer to set up shop in our city.

Coolyfett · May 29, 2010, 09:21:12 PM

^^....Thats interesting, Macys has actually said if Jax wants to experience Macy the citizens should shop online?

Mattius92 · May 29, 2010, 09:59:34 PM

Quote from: Coolyfett on May 29, 2010, 09:21:12 PM
^^....Thats interesting, Macys has actually said if Jax wants to experience Macy the citizens should shop online?

Fine, we dont need them anyways. I am gonna shop at WALLY WORLD!!

Jaxson · May 29, 2010, 10:00:44 PM

^^...Yes, Macy's told us that we could shop online for the Macy's experience, or go to Gainesville, Ocala, Daytona Beach, blah, blah...

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-05-22/story/call-box-yes-you-can-shop-macys-online

Mattius92 · May 29, 2010, 10:02:09 PM

So you are telling me there are Macy's in Gainsville and Ocala?

tufsu1 · May 29, 2010, 10:24:06 PM

Quote from: Mattius92 on May 29, 2010, 10:02:09 PM
So you are telling me there are Macy's in Gainsville and Ocala?

yes...and Tallahassee too...they all used to be Burdines (which means they're not the high-end Macy's some folks want here)...for some reason, Jax. never had a Burdines store.

Charles Hunter · May 29, 2010, 10:29:16 PM

We had the local Ivey's chain - same market?

Mattius92 · May 29, 2010, 10:49:03 PM

Like I said, Macy's can just suck it. I never been to one, and never really needed one. I will send them an email saying that too.

Jim · May 29, 2010, 10:50:53 PM

Looking at some of their corporate material suggests they plan to add several stores in 2010 and 2011.

Wouldn't be surprised if they have Jax on the short list for new locations.

Ocklawaha · May 29, 2010, 11:51:57 PM

BLOOMIES?

IVEY'S? WHERE IS YOUR LOYALTY?? J.B.? I MISS YOU!!

J.B. Iveys was a different animal, and Cohen Brothers even grander. Iveys was murdered by Dillards, even wiping the floor with 20 year executive officers they initially promised to protect. The cuts to Cohen Brothers were even worse, and this from a guy who's wife had juist be promoted to "Division" offiver at Iveys.

Everybody knows if you want class you go to Bloomingdales or Saks, hell's bells, Macy's does't have a product as provoctavie as the Pantie with "BLOOMIES" scrawled across the rump. Eat your hearts out MACYS!

OCKLAWAHA

Duke · May 30, 2010, 12:41:24 AM

Quote from: Jaxson on May 29, 2010, 10:00:44 PM
^^...Yes, Macy's told us that we could shop online for the Macy's experience, or go to Gainesville, Ocala, Daytona Beach, blah, blah...

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-05-22/story/call-box-yes-you-can-shop-macys-online

Quite frankly, I'm over Macy's. There really isn't anything sold there that I can't find at a store here in Jacksonville.

As for the above quote, technically, Macy's didn't say that. The person who answers that column in the Times Union did. Just sayin'.....