tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post1478290349733739055..comments2024-03-28T05:28:29.786-04:00Comments on The Non-Blonde: Retail News: Henri Bendel, Napoleon Perdis, Woodley & Bunny Gaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-46369007575640217992014-05-27T18:56:51.584-04:002014-05-27T18:56:51.584-04:00I'm with Charleston Girl, HB can not survive o...I'm with Charleston Girl, HB can not survive on their own. Why are they doing this???Victoriahttp://www.eaumg.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-76447710724668257492014-05-26T06:54:24.177-04:002014-05-26T06:54:24.177-04:00HB opened a store at Tysons II last year. I was ex...HB opened a store at Tysons II last year. I was excited they were coming. When I went for the first and only time, I found a whole store full of HB-branded junk. I predict the store will be closed as soon as the lease expires. Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-67722222300109320932014-05-23T08:36:57.033-04:002014-05-23T08:36:57.033-04:00I haven't ventured into HB for years - their s...I haven't ventured into HB for years - their sales staff had a snooty attitude that was off-putting. <br /><br />I do miss Takashimaya - that was a must visit for me on every NYC trip. bisbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402339913694354191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-35791753198622179452014-05-22T19:09:26.186-04:002014-05-22T19:09:26.186-04:00I miss Takashimaya every time I go to New York. T...I miss Takashimaya every time I go to New York. Tea was my treat after a hard day's shopping. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-76888297209067657342014-05-22T16:52:44.615-04:002014-05-22T16:52:44.615-04:00I've never been a big fan of HB since I found ...I've never been a big fan of HB since I found their staff stuffy and not very helpful. It has been going downhill for years since it started opening satellite stores in malls around the country selling tacky overpriced tchotchkes that never looked appealing. I think the retrenchment into HB-only brands is a death knell.<br /><br />That being said, I still miss Takashimaya. Their tea cafe was such a treat when doing the 5th Ave trek and I miss their perfectly curated selections.Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566629031506949096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-7848311501102213502014-05-22T10:12:26.607-04:002014-05-22T10:12:26.607-04:00"They will have a full store devoted to their..."They will have a full store devoted to their merchandise, basically rendering it nothing but a (very lame) tourist attraction."<br /><br />Seriously, they might as well move the store down to Times Square and be done with it.Squirrelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-57937324506022200532014-05-22T10:11:43.007-04:002014-05-22T10:11:43.007-04:00Hmm Perdis is going to Bergdorf's? I was disa...Hmm Perdis is going to Bergdorf's? I was disappointed with some products I had gotten and I don't find it an interesting brand. I can't really see it selling next to Chanel, Dior, Tom Ford, etc. that are already there. HB...I guess it is having trouble competing with the other department stores and boutiques so decided to focus on its own brand. It will be sad to see another empty store on Fifth Avenue if it does not succeed.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678855271371609373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-90688684919305863712014-05-22T09:56:33.369-04:002014-05-22T09:56:33.369-04:00I'm sad about Bendel...I lived in NYC for most...I'm sad about Bendel...I lived in NYC for most of my life, and HB served as my intro to so many brands (such as Bobbi Brown, back in 1995), both fragrant and cosmetic. I guess I won't be visiting there again.<br /><br />And I'm still sad about Takashimaya. I used to love shopping there and then having tea downstairs afterward.SoSuSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890365691156994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-72100522675006341642014-05-22T07:42:14.559-04:002014-05-22T07:42:14.559-04:00Sadly, limiting HB to only HB items is probably go...Sadly, limiting HB to only HB items is probably going to be their "swan song". Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-75293565469717981832014-05-21T21:59:14.127-04:002014-05-21T21:59:14.127-04:00That's so sad about HB, I used to love going t...That's so sad about HB, I used to love going to the Manhattan store and then moved to Boston and shopped at the one there. I can remember buying my first MAC, Laura Mercier, Kevyn Aucoin,...all before these and other new brands became common. And I bought some great jewelry, clothes and bags there too. I'm almost glad I live in the south now and won't see this decline. I give the all-HB merchandise store 2 years tops.<br /><br />As for Napoleon Perdis, after being disappointed numerous times with this brand, it's officially on my "do not buy" list, despite how pretty something might look I know I'll be po'ed by the quality and inflated price. I won't even touch the stuff on the clearance end cap at Target. They must have killer sales staff to make it to Bergdorfs.CBBgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808829493940119858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-34108354360164133292014-05-21T18:08:08.860-04:002014-05-21T18:08:08.860-04:00I'm sad about Woodley & Bunny. That is (w...I'm sad about Woodley & Bunny. That is (was) a great shop. Boo Hoo :-(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958511482135508131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-26210705316424601892014-05-21T17:45:03.860-04:002014-05-21T17:45:03.860-04:00That's so disappointing about Henri Bendel. T...That's so disappointing about Henri Bendel. There's a tiny HB store in a nearby mall (suburban Chicago), but I've never ventured in, due to the kitschy accessories in the display window. Thought it was an anomaly, sorry to learn it's a trend~CarolineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-25232263624517695862014-05-21T17:02:20.541-04:002014-05-21T17:02:20.541-04:00Have to declare an interest. I live down the road...Have to declare an interest. I live down the road from the Mall at Short Hills and we have a "Bendels" full of brown and white striped bits and bobbles, but no fragrances or anything else of interest.<br /><br />I will miss Bendels. I bought my wedding dress (black) there and my Mother in Law bought hers (not black) there too-forty years earlier. What is the point of a landmark shop if it turns into a a tourist trap? Now that I've got that off my chest-I'm going to any closing sale!Blacknall Allenhttp://www.aperfumeblog.comnoreply@blogger.com