Lord & Taylor

Lord & Taylor
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1826 (199 years ago) (1826)
Defunct2021; 4 years ago (2021) (original brick and mortar stores)
FateChapter 11 bankruptcy Liquidation
Headquarters225 Liberty Street,
New York City
,
U.S.
Products
  • Clothing
  • footwear
  • jewelry
  • beauty products
  • fragrances
  • bedding
  • housewares
Parent
Websitelordandtaylor.com

Lord & Taylor was the oldest-surviving department store chain in the United States. The company operated full-line department stores from 1826 until it filed for bankruptcy in 2020. The following year, in 2021, it closed all its brick-and-mortar stores. Saadia Group acquired the Lord & Taylor intellectual property and relaunched the e-commerce website later that same year. However, due to financial challenges, Saadia went into default in March 2024. In September 2024, Regal Brands Global acquired the Lord & Taylor intellectual property.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

Under the Lord family, 1826–1916

The Scarsdale, New York Birdcage restaurant in 1948
The Scarsdale, New York store in 1948

English-born Samuel Lord started a dry goods business in New York City in 1824 and opened the original store that would become Lord & Taylor in 1826, on Catherine Street in what is now Two Bridges, Manhattan. The shop stocked hosiery, misses' wear, and cashmere shawls.[6] His wife's cousin, George Washington Taylor, joined in 1834, and the store was named Lord & Taylor.[7] The store continued to grow: it annexed 49 Catherine Street in 1832 and moved six years later to 61–63 Catherine Street.[8][9] James S. Taylor, Lord's brother-in-law, replaced George Taylor in 1845.[7] The company erected a new building at Grand and Chrystie Streets in 1853 and moved into that location the following year.[7][9] Lord later named his son John T. Lord and his employee John S. Lyle as partners in the enterprise.[9]

On August 29, 1859, Lord & Taylor opened a second store on Broadway at Grand Street in the modern-day SoHo neighborhood, keeping the older store open.[6][7] The new store was described as a "five-story marble emporium" and was among Broadway's first major new department stores since the A.T. Stewart building at 280 Broadway was completed in 1846. At the same time, Lord & Taylor started participating in wholesaling.[9] Lord retired in 1862.[6] Samuel Lord Jr. and George Washington Taylor Lord succeeded the original partners in leading the company.[9]

In 1870, the Broadway store moved uptown to a new cast-iron building at Broadway and 20th Street, in the area known as the "Ladies' Mile".[6] This store was designed by James H. Giles and included one of the first steam-powered passenger elevators.[9] The new store expanded around 1890 by annexing a building to the east.[10] Lord & Taylor faced economic troubles after the Panic of 1873, though the original partners gave the company "a large loan" in 1879. By 1894, the company was fast-growing and would open stores on Fifth Avenue in 1903 and 1906.[9] The downtown store continued to function, expanded through to Forsyth Street and advertised until at least 1887 as a new building. Samuel Lord's estate sold the Grand Street store in 1901.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

The Lord & Taylor Building, the Starrett & van Vleck-designed Fifth Avenue store and headquarters opened between 38th and 39th streets on February 24, 1914.[19][20] It touted many modern improvements, including an electric delivery vehicle garage; elevator and hidden conveyor systems for moving goods, people, showcases, and trash, and for loading and unloading trucks; and an on-site electrical generation and heating system. The Broadway store was quickly sold after the new store opened on March 26.[21] The new store became a New York City Landmark on October 30, 2007.[9]

Lord & Taylor announced in November 1915 that it would sell off its wholesale business.[22]

Under Associated Dry Goods, 1916–1986

The Scarsdale, New York store in 1961
The Mizner Park store in Boca Raton, Florida, in 2019

A founding unit of Associated Dry Goods, Lord & Taylor was considered to be its crown jewel.

In 1945, Dorothy Shaver became the first woman to head a major retail establishment in the United States as president of Lord & Taylor.[23] As vice president working with the well-known design firm of Raymond Loewy Associates, she opened what is credited as the first-ever branch store, in Manhasset, New York. Unlike earlier forays into the suburbs that consisted of smaller boutique-style shops, this merchandising effort became the model for modern suburban shopping. The store consisted of 66 individual shops. Lord & Taylor's relationship with Raymond Loewy Associates continued until 1969, following the construction of the Stamford, Connecticut store (designed by Loewy Vice President Andrew Geller).[24] Many of Lord & Taylor's special services, including personal shoppers, were introduced while Shaver presided.[25] During this period she introduced the Andrew Geller handwritten logo and the American Beauty Rose as icons of the store. Shaver died in 1959.[23][26][27]

William J. Lippincott was elected chairman and chief executive in 1972. His obituary in The New York Times read: "In his years as president and chairman, Lord & Taylor moved beyond its traditional territory in the northeast to open stores in Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas and four stores in Illinois."[28][29] A management shakeup ousted him in 1976.[30]

Under the leadership of CEO Joseph E. Brooks during the 1970s, the company aggressively expanded into Texas, Illinois, and Michigan; throughout the 1980s, South Florida saw 11 stores opened in quick succession.

Under May Department Stores Company, 1986–2005

When the May Company acquired ADG in 1986, it was assumed that May bought it just for the luxury division.[31][32]

The chain partially withdrew from the oil-shocked Texas and southern Florida markets in 1989–1990 after its 1986 acquisition by May.[33] Under May, the majority of the upscale Hahne & Co., Wanamaker's, and Woodward & Lothrop chains were refitted and converted into Lord & Taylor.[34][35][36]

Jane T. Elfers became Lord & Taylor's second female president in June 2000.[37] Former Neiman Marcus executive, Brendan Hoffman replaced her in October 2008, when Elfer's contract had expired.[38] A third female president, Bonnie Brooks, took over in 2011, and a fourth female president, Liz Rodbell, took over in 2013.[39][40]

The Lord & Taylor Building flagship store on Fifth Avenue in 2008

Federated Department Stores acquired May Department Stores in 2005.[41] On January 12, 2006, Federated chairman, president, and CEO Terry Lundgren announced that Lord & Taylor would be sold by the end of the year.[42] Federated announced on March 10, 2006, that six Lord & Taylor locations would be sold or downscale into Macy's.[43] The legendary Center City, Philadelphia store, the former flagship of the John Wanamaker chain, opened after a one-month renovation as Macy's City Center on August 1, 2006.

Under NRDC Equity Partners, 2006–2008

On June 22, 2006, NRDC Equity Partners, LLC announced it would purchase Lord & Taylor for $1.2 billion after Federated converted and sold the previously announced locations; the sale was completed in October 2006.[44] Federated continued to service Lord & Taylor consumer credit accounts in an agreement with NRDC under the terms of its sale until mid-2007.[45]

Under Hudson's Bay Company, 2008–2019

The Lord & Taylor Building at 424 Fifth Avenue
The Fifth Avenue flagship store in 1952

On July 16, 2008, NRDC Equity Partners announced that it had purchased the 338-year-old Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) for an undisclosed price to expand internationally and positioned Lord & Taylor under HBC. The combined HBC, as of February 2018, consisted of Hudson's Bay and Home Outfitters in Canada, Galeria Kaufhof in Germany, and Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue in the United States.[46][47]

HBC committed to spending an additional $250 million upgrading stores. The Fifth Avenue flagship store received a $150 million ($205 million in 2023) update in 2010.[48] In 2011, an ultra-modern concept store opened in Westchester County at the new Ridge Hill Mall. During this time, locations such as Manhasset, Garden City, Bala Cynwyd, Eastchester, and Stamford all saw ultra-modern style renovations and upgrades. In 2012, a large outpost opened at The Mall at Rockingham Park. In 2013, a contemporary-style outpost opened at Mizner Park in Boca Raton, Florida. In 2014, a $20 million ($25.4 million in 2023) contemporary outpost, modeled after the Boca Raton location, opened at Crossgates Mall near Albany, NY. Around this time, a store was announced to open alongside Saks Fifth Avenue in the luxury wing of the American Dream Mall. In March 2017, Lord & Taylor partnered with Brideside.com to launch an in-store bridal shop.In April 2017, Lord & Taylor completed a $12 million ($14.7 million in 2023) renovation plan at the Fifth Avenue store.[49] In October 2017, after an attempt made to build a skyscraper above the Fifth Avenue store, it was announced the building would be sold in a joint partnership to WeWork for $850 million ($1.04 billion in 2023). WeWork was set to occupy the uppermost floors of the building, with the rest remaining a flagship space for Lord & Taylor. This was part of a trend on Wall Street to maximize profits and real estate value.[50] In February 2019, the sale completed for $725 million ($852 million in 2023) in cash and the remainder in equity, forming a joint venture with Lord & Taylor as minority owners. Industry observers connected the sale of the flagship store to intense activist investors and opportunity seen to monetize real estate at HBC.[51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58]

On April 1, 2018, the Hudson's Bay Company gave notice of the theft of customers' credit and debit cards due to a hacking incident. A hacking group known as JokerStash or Fin7 attempted to sell the information from five million stolen customer credentials on dark web sites during the last week of March 2018. The company noted that most compromised records were from Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue customers. The Hudson's Bay Company noted that customers would not be liable for any charges incurred due to this breach, and they will offer no-cost credit report monitoring and identity protection services.[59]

In May 2018, Walmart began carrying Lord & Taylor fashions on their website to modernize Walmart and position it more upscale. This was a bold move praised by many as being innovative.[60][61][62]

Under Le Tote, 2019–2020

The Tysons Corner Center store in 2015

In August 2019, Le Tote, Inc. purchased the retailer for CA$99.5 million ($75 million) in cash on closing and an additional CA$33.2 million ($25 million) two years later. HBC was to get a 25% equity stake in Le Tote.[63][64][65] The buyer would retain the stores' inventory, with an estimated value of CA$284.2 million. The deal, expected to close before year-end, required HBC to pay the stores' rent for at least three years, at an estimated CA$77 million ($58 million) cash per year.[66][67][68] The acquisition was completed in November 2019.[69]

In November 2019, the sale to Le Tote was finalized and it was reported that all 38 Lord & Taylor brick-and-mortar locations would transfer ownership.[70][71]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Danbury Fair Mall store in 2019
The Livingston Mall store in 2020
The Manhasset, New York store on Long Island in 2020

Lord & Taylor's stores were forced to close due to executive state orders by the local and state governments on non-essential retail by Wednesday, March 18, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. While it took some time for the locations to reopen to the public, some of its closed U.S. stores were looted following the murder of George Floyd.[72][73][74] Lord & Taylor began the process of reopening on Friday, May 15, 2020, with two of its locations in Florida and New Hampshire allowed to reopen.[75] All stores resumed operations by July 3, 2020.[76]

On August 2, 2020, Lord & Taylor and Le Tote had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[77][78] On August 3, it was reported that the company would simultaneously solicit bids for its Le Tote and Lord & Taylor businesses.[79][80][81] That very same date, Lord & Taylor announced that it would close 19 stores and then added another 5 locations to the list on August 20.[82] Finally on August 27, Lord & Taylor announced that it would close all of its stores and go out of business after almost 200 years.[83][84] It had 38 stores at the time of the announcement.[85][86]

On October 15, 2020, Saadia Group, LLC announced it would acquire Lord & Taylor which would then transform the retailer into a digital first format.[87][88] On Saturday, February 27, 2021, the remaining 19 stores closed.[89]

Saadia Group, 2020 - 2024

In October 2020, the investment firm Saadia Group acquired Lord & Taylor; they transformed the retailer into a digital-first format. In fall 2022, an ad campaign called "Fall Fete" debuted alongside a new logo.[5][90] However, Saadia Group faced financial difficulties leading to a default on their obligations.[91]

Regal Brands Global, 2024

In 2024, Regal Brands Global acquired the intellectual property of Lord & Taylor.[92] Business of Fashion reported in December that Regal plans to bring back the brand as an online discount luxury retailer, along with selling licensed Lord & Taylor branded products which will be distributed online and in department stores.[93] There are plans for the return of physical stores, however these are longterm plans.[92]

SaksWorks

In August 2021, it was announced that SaksWorks, a partnership with WeWork and a spinoff of the Saks Fifth Avenue brand, would provide co-working spaces for technology startups and services for other enterprises. It was predicted that SaksWorks would fill about 90% of the former Lord & Taylor brick-and-mortar locations since Hudson's Bay Company still owned the real estate of the properties.[94]

Logos

  • Logo handwritten by Andrew Geller, used before 2015 and during the Le Tote ownership in 2020, re-used in 2024 under Regal Brands Global ownership
    Logo handwritten by Andrew Geller, used before 2015 and during the Le Tote ownership in 2020, re-used in 2024 under Regal Brands Global ownership
  • A slightly altered Logo introduced by Hudson's Bay Company (former parent company), in use from 2015‍–‍2019
    A slightly altered Logo introduced by Hudson's Bay Company (former parent company), in use from 2015‍–‍2019
  • The 2015‍–‍2019 era logo originally introduced by Hudson's Bay Company (former parent company); was reissued/reused by Saadia Group from 2021‍–‍2022
    The 2015‍–‍2019 era logo originally introduced by Hudson's Bay Company (former parent company); was reissued/reused by Saadia Group from 2021‍–‍2022
  • Logo introduced by Hudson's Bay Company (former parent company), in use from 2019‍–‍2020
    Logo introduced by Hudson's Bay Company (former parent company), in use from 2019‍–‍2020
  • Logo introduced by Saadia Group, used from 2022-2024
    Logo introduced by Saadia Group, used from 2022-2024
  • Lord & Taylor in Westchester
    Lord & Taylor in Westchester
  • Lord & Taylor in Westchester
    Lord & Taylor in Westchester
  • Lord & Taylor in Westchester
    Lord & Taylor in Westchester
  • Lord & Taylor in Westchester
    Lord & Taylor in Westchester
  • Lord & Taylor in Westchester
    Lord & Taylor in Westchester
  • Lord & Taylor in Westchester
    Lord & Taylor in Westchester
  • Lord & Taylor in Westchester
    Lord & Taylor in Westchester
  • Catharine Street store
    Catharine Street store
  • 20th Street and Broadway
    20th Street and Broadway
  • Lord & Taylor Flagship at 424 Fifth Avenue
    Lord & Taylor Flagship at 424 Fifth Avenue
  • Exterior view of the remaining section of the 1870 store at Broadway and 20th Street.
    Exterior view of the remaining section of the 1870 store at Broadway and 20th Street.

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