Lord & Taylor was an American

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chain founded in 1826 by Samuel Lord. It had 86 full-line stores in the

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at its peak in the 2000s, and 38 locations at the time of its liquidation in 2021. The

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flagship store in

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operated from 1914 until 2019, and was designated a

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in 2007. The chain was owned by many companies in its existence, including

Associated Dry Goods Associated Dry Goods Corporation (ADG) was a chain of department stores that merged with May Department Stores in 1986. It was founded in 1916 as an association of independent stores called American Dry Goods, based in New York City. History ...

from 1916–1986,

The May Department Stores Company The May Department Stores Company was an American holding company of department stores founded in 1877 by David May. It operated several regional department stores throughout the United States, which were managed as distinct business divisions ...

from 1986–2005,

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from 2005–2006,

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from 2006–2008,

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from 2008–2019, and

Le Tote Le Tote was an online women's clothing rental business in the United States which used a subscription box model. It was founded in 2012 by Brett Northart and Rakesh Tondon. In 2019, Le Tote acquired Lord & Taylor. Le Tote was one of several com ...

from 2019–2021. The

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was sold to the Saadia Group, which attempted to relaunch the brand as a

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. Saadia went into default in March 2024, and the intellectual property was acquired by Regal Brands Global that September.

History

Under the Lord family, 1826–1916

English-born Samuel Lord started a

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business in

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in 1824 and opened the original store that would become Lord & Taylor in 1826, on Catherine Street in what is now

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. The shop stocked hosiery, misses' wear, and cashmere shawls. His wife's cousin, George Washington Taylor, joined in 1834, and the store was named Lord & Taylor. The store continued to grow: it annexed 49 Catherine Street in 1832 and moved six years later to 61–63 Catherine Street. James S. Taylor, Lord's brother-in-law, replaced George Taylor in 1845. The company erected a new building at

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and

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s in 1853 and moved into that location the following year. Lord later named his son John T. Lord and his employee John S. Lyle as partners in the enterprise. On August 29, 1859, Lord & Taylor opened a second store on

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at Grand Street in the modern-day

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neighborhood, keeping the older store open. 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

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was completed in 1846. At the same time, Lord & Taylor started participating in

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. Lord retired in 1862. Samuel Lord Jr. and George Washington Taylor Lord succeeded the original partners in leading the company. 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". This store was designed by James H. Giles and included one of the first steam-powered passenger elevators. The new store expanded around 1890 by annexing a building to the east. Lord & Taylor faced economic troubles after the

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, though the original partners gave the company "a large loan" in 1879. By 1894, the company was fast-growing and would open stores on

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in 1903 and 1906. The downtown store continued to function, expanded through to

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and advertised until at least 1887 as a new building. Samuel Lord's estate sold the Grand Street store in 1901. The

, the

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-designed

store and headquarters opened between 38th and 39th streets on February 24, 1914. 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. The new store became a

on October 30, 2007.Percival, Marianne (October 30, 2007
Lord & Taylor Building Designation Report

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. pp. 1–2. Lord & Taylor announced in November 1915 that it would sell off its wholesale business.

Under Associated Dry Goods, 1916–1986

A founding unit of

, Lord & Taylor was considered to be its crown jewel. In 1945,

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became the first woman to head a major retail establishment in the United States as president of Lord & Taylor. As vice president working with the well-known design firm of

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Associates, she opened what is credited as the first-ever branch store, in

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. 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

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store (designed by Loewy Vice President

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). Many of Lord & Taylor's special services, including personal shoppers, were introduced while Shaver presided. During this period she introduced the Andrew Geller handwritten logo and the American Beauty Rose as icons of the store. Shaver died in 1959. William J. Lippincott was elected chairman and chief executive in 1972. His obituary in ''

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'' 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." A management shakeup ousted him in 1976. Under the leadership of CEO Joseph E. Brooks during the 1970s, the company aggressively expanded into

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, and

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; throughout the 1980s,

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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. The chain partially withdrew from the oil-shocked Texas and southern Florida markets in 1989–1990 after its 1986 acquisition by May. Under May, the upscale Hahne & Co.,

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, and

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chains were refitted and converted into Lord & Taylor. Jane T. Elfers became Lord & Taylor's second female president in June 2000. Former

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executive, Brendan Hoffman replaced her in October 2008, when Elfer's contract had expired. A third female president, Bonnie Brooks, took over in 2011, and a fourth female president, Liz Rodbell, took over in 2013.

acquired May Department Stores in 2005. On January 12, 2006, Federated chairman, president, and CEO

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announced that Lord & Taylor would be sold by the end of the year. Federated announced on March 10, 2006, that six Lord & Taylor locations would be sold or downscale into Macy's. The legendary Center City, Philadelphia store, the former flagship of the

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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. Federated continued to service Lord & Taylor consumer credit accounts in an agreement with NRDC under the terms of its sale until mid-2007.

Under Hudson's Bay Company, 2008–2019

On July 16, 2008,

announced that it had purchased the 338-year-old

(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

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in Canada,

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in Germany, and Lord & Taylor and

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in the United States. HBC committed to spending an additional $250 million upgrading stores. The Fifth Avenue flagship store received a $150 million ($ in ) update in 2010. In 2011, an ultra-modern concept store opened in Westchester County at the new

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. During this time, locations such as

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, Garden City,

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, Eastchester, and Stamford all saw ultra-modern style renovations and upgrades. In 2012, a large outpost opened at

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. In 2013, a contemporary-style outpost opened at

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. In 2014, a $20 million ($ in ) contemporary outpost, modeled after the Boca Raton location, opened at

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near

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. Around this time, a store was announced to open alongside

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 $12 million ($ in ) renovation plan at the Fifth Avenue store. 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

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for $850 million ($ in ). 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. In February 2019, the sale completed for $725 million ($ in ) 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. On April 1, 2018, the

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

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sites during the last week of March 2018. The company noted that most compromised records were from Lord & Taylor and

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

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and identity protection services. In May 2018,

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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.

Under Le Tote, 2019–2020

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

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Lord & Taylor's stores were forced to close due to

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by the local and

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on non-essential

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by Wednesday, March 18, 2020, due to the

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. While it took some time for the locations to reopen to the

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, some of its closed U.S. stores were looted following the

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. Lord & Taylor began the process of reopening on Friday, May 15, 2020, with two of its locations in

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and

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allowed to reopen. All stores resumed operations by July 3, 2020. On August 2, 2020, Lord & Taylor and

had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to the

. On August 3, it was reported that the company would simultaneously solicit bids for its

and Lord & Taylor businesses. 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. Finally on August 27, Lord & Taylor announced that it would close all of its stores and go out of business after almost 200 years. It had 38 stores at the time of the announcement. On October 15, 2020, Saadia Group, LLC announced it would acquire Lord & Taylor which would then transform the retailer into a digital first format. On Saturday, February 27, 2021, the remaining 19 stores closed.

Under the 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. However, Saadia Group faced financial difficulties leading to a default on their obligations.

Under Regal Brands Global, 2024–present

In 2024, Regal Brands Global acquired the intellectual property of Lord & Taylor. ''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. There are plans for the return of physical stores, however these are longterm plans. In early 2025 a licensing agreement was signed with The Kersheh Group for a sleepwear line to be distributed in the United States, and other categories to be distributed in Canada.

SaksWorks

In August 2021, it was announced that

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, a partnership with

and a spinoff of the

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

still owned the real estate of the properties.

Logos

File:Lord and Taylor.svg, Logo handwritten by

, used before 2015 and during the

ownership in 2020, re-used in 2024 under Regal Brands Global ownership File:Lord & Taylor 2015 logo.svg, A slightly altered Logo introduced by

(former parent company), in use from 20152019 File:Lord & Taylor 2015 logo 2.svg, The 20152019 era logo originally introduced by

(former parent company); was reissued/reused by Saadia Group from 20212022 File:Lord & Taylor 2019 logo.svg, alt=Logo introduced by Hudson's Bay Company (former parent company), in use from 20192020, Logo introduced by

(former parent company), in use from 20192020 File:Lord & Taylor 2022 logo.svg, Logo introduced by Saadia Group, used from 2022-2024

Gallery

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References

External links

Official website
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