is this the mister dopey from JPress? what was his name? His stuff was horrible! I sit here shaking my head. I cannot believe that guy can get hired.
       Steve McQueen was not a great actor but at the end of The Sandpebbles, a great movie, he did have a nice line: "What happened? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?"
   I am left speechless. why do I bother?

Last edited by tom222222 (2008-01-31 20:35:03)

I was poking around Cable Car recently and saw some really fantastic Southwick stuff.  Some of the chosen cloths were really superb.  Their prices seem to be more in line with reality lately, but perhaps only on the stuff I saw.  Whoever buys the stuff is really good.  The displays are done quite well too.

Didn't Mr. Man have a website.

Longwing:  what do you think Press's problems are?  Maybe they've been discussed ad nauseum and whatnot, but one never gets tired does one?

Horace,  There are a few things that I simply don't understand.  First, I've been a pretty good customer for close to 3 years and I can't seem to get on the mailing list.  Every season, I still have to request a catalog.  If I weren't an enthusiast, they would have lost me long ago.

I was in NYC a few weeks ago.  The sign in the window clearly gave Sunday hours, but the store never opened up on that Sunday.  Surely the only store on Madison Ave. not open that day.  I know they have a long history of not being open on sunday, but they decided to change that with the new location.  Only they didn't.

Given their history and resources, they should be doing a much better job of brand development. This is an area that is well beyond me, so I can't elaborate.

I don't understand the Greenfield MTM program.  Wouldn't a Pressidential MTM program make more sense?  They now have a quality range that spans all the way from Jos. A Bank up to Greenfield - in a small store.  How do you make that work?  I'd like them to create everything at the Pressidential level and drop the rest, but I'm obviously wanting to shape the store in my own image, so to speak.

Of course I love the place in spite of this all negative post - but you asked for it.  It's a great place, I just wish it were better.

LW

edit:  One more thing:  Their Berle made trousers (which include all their casual pants and some dress pants, I believe) are cut for a man who likes to stay in shape.  But their odd jackets are cut for a man who has let himself go.  Again, how do you make that work?

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