New Food Hall in Amazon’s ‘Hank’ Building to Salute Female Pioneer

Food halls have been trending in New York City in recent years and many are just steps away from shopping areas, like Hudson Yards’ Mercado Little Spain and Rockefeller Center’s Urban Hawker.  So it’s fitting that the site of the former Lord & Taylor flagship will house a 35,000-square-foot one. As another fashion nod, the … Read more

What Happened to Lord & Taylor?

This article was updated March 1, 2024 at 1:18 p.m. Lord & Taylor, which already closed its stores after decades of struggling under several owners, is disappearing for good as an online shopping destination.  Lord & Taylor officially closed its store in New York on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Jan. 2, 2019, and its remaining … Read more

Layoffs and Lender Lawsuit Shuts Down Lord & Taylor Owner Ops

Saadia Group, the owner of fashion sites Lord & Taylor, New York & Co., Fashion to Figure and footwear brand Aquatalia, among others, has been effectively shut down. Moreover, legal proceedings involving its asset-based lender mean Saadia is no longer in control of the inventory at its warehouses following a default on a $45.3 million … Read more