I'm taking a moment now to lament the impending further decline in my shopping happiness. Among the unusual emotional responses I might be able to blame on hormones these days, my sadness over news of the demise of Mervyn's is not one of them. I haven't exactly been their star customer, shopping erratically and minimally over the years, but I will miss their omnipresence in my world.
I loathe shopping for clothes, mostly because I have a tough time finding things that look and feel good on. Mervyn's is one of only a few stores that offered me the rare opportunity to pick and choose among several options that fit (up until pregnancy, as they do not have a maternity wear section. Hmph).
But I've not been in a crowded Mervyn's in many years, and the perpetual storewide sale there and elsewhere has long hinted that times are tough for mid-size retailers. Megastores and online shopping and decline in brand loyalty undoubtedly contributed to Mervyn's filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. And now with the economy further in the toilet they've decided to call it quits, liquidating inventory by the end of the year. So RIP Mervyn's. It was nice knowing you.
Come 2009, if you see me dressed in a variety of ill-fitting outfits, feel free to blame it on the economy and not the babyfat. :)
1 comment:
i was so distracted by you using the phrase "my shopping happiness" that i almost didn't read the rest of your post! :)
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