Another LSL/Brownwood store closing due to COvid

[EdFNJ]

Van Heusen .....one of the busiest stores in T.V. Where are we going to buy those super high quality always "up to 80% off" $7.99 shirts ???

Izod, Van Heusen closing all stores, including Sussex County - News - New Jersey Herald - Newton, NJ (https://www.njherald.com/news/20200716/izod-van-heusen-closing-all-stores-including-sussex-county)

[Stu from NYC]

Sorry for the people losing their jobs but for the past 5 months wearing only T shirts which is pretty much what we are all wearing.

Sams has had some very nice pricing on golf shirts but who wears them now? Other than while playing golf that is.

[retiredguy123]

I have been buying all my clothes from Land's End for more than 40 years. I hope they stay in business.

[EdFNJ]

I have been buying all my clothes from Land's End for more than 40 years. I hope they stay in business. You'd better stock up (from July):

With debt maturities looming next year, Lands' End acknowledged that there is "substantial doubt" (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799288/000156459020033059/le-10q_20200501.htm) about the company's ability to survive over the next 12 months.

Lands' End issues 'going concern' warning as it looks to refinance debt | Retail Dive (https://www.retaildive.com/news/lands-end-issues-going-concern-warning-as-it-looks-to-refinance-debt/582350/)

[Two Bills]

Don't worry.
Chinese manufacturers will not run out of cheap shirts.
Different label, same stuff!

[davem4616]

we never shopped there much, but sorry to see it go...

shopping was already shifting away from 'brick and mortar' stores to online venues

covid-19 merely brought the tipping point closer....we'll see more 'familiar names' bite the dust before this is over

[bilcon]

JOS. Banks is gone also.

[Stu from NYC]

Don't worry.
Chinese manufacturers will not run out of cheap shirts.
Different label, same stuff!

Dont see many shirts from China these days, coming from Vietnam and India.

The 25% tariff is changing where our clothing and many other things are coming form

[SacDQ]

About ten years ago I was visiting West Point. After the tours we stopped in the gift shop. I was looking for a shirt. The one I really liked fit me we’ll however it was made in Vietnam Nam. I left the shop without purchasing anything.

[Dana1963]

Dont see many shirts from China these days, coming from Vietnam and India.

The 25% tariff is changing where our clothing and many other things are coming form
Same difference it’s still made overseas with cheap labor. Impossible to find the made in USA label, Walmart, Sam’s, HD, ACE TRUE VALUE or LOWES among other companies. Any Villages Branded golf shirts $50 made in China I pick up a yard sales $2-$5. I call it dead peoples clothes.

[Stu from NYC]

Same difference it’s still made overseas with cheap labor. Impossible to find the made in USA label, Walmart, Sam’s, HD, ACE TRUE VALUE or LOWES among other companies. Any Villages Branded golf shirts $50 made in China I pick up a yard sales $2-$5. I call it dead peoples clothes.

I understand saving money but do not think I would feel comfortable wearing clothes from another person especially if he is no longer with us.

But that is just me

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

USA exported $206 billion in 2019 , should those countries stop buying American , lots of that trade was from high paying jobs , ill stick to wearing Amani, Hugo Boss and Nike that still give American workers jobs in retail .I am sorry for the workers in the store but buying a cheap $7 shirt becomes like ground hog day one washing and you have to buy another and another and another , you know guys getting out of the shorts you were in all day and wearing something a little nicer in restaurant won’t kill you and it might even helps you to eat less

[EdFNJ]

USA exported $206 billion in 2019 , should those countries stop buying American , lots of that trade was from high paying jobs , ill stick to wearing Amani, Hugo Boss and Nike that still give American workers jobs in retail .I am sorry for the workers in the store but buying a cheap $7 shirt becomes like ground hog day one washing and you have to buy another and another and another , you know guys getting out of the shorts you were in all day and wearing something a little nicer in restaurant won’t kill you and it might even helps you to eat less

Some folks don't like to spend ARmani, Hugo Boss and Nike prices. Power to those who do though. Should they have special sections in restaurants for the paupers with $8 shorts? Still made in the same sweat factories overseas in China, Bangladesh & Vietnam.

What do Armani, Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss All Have in Common? Bangladesh - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323998604578567522527553976)

[retiredguy123]

USA exported $206 billion in 2019 , should those countries stop buying American , lots of that trade was from high paying jobs , ill stick to wearing Amani, Hugo Boss and Nike that still give American workers jobs in retail .I am sorry for the workers in the store but buying a cheap $7 shirt becomes like ground hog day one washing and you have to buy another and another and another , you know guys getting out of the shorts you were in all day and wearing something a little nicer in restaurant won’t kill you and it might even helps you to eat less
My clothes from Land's End never seem to wear out. Sometimes, I wish they would.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Some folks don't like to spend ARmani, Hugo Boss and Nike prices. Power to those who do though. Should they have special sections in restaurants for the paupers with $8 shorts? Still made in the same sweat factories overseas in China, Bangladesh & Vietnam.

What do Armani, Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss All Have in Common? Bangladesh - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323998604578567522527553976)cant even clean themselves up at night , so let’s take back all the shirt jobs and then let those countries stop buying our heavy equipment, turbine ,aircraft and I could go on . And while we do that let’s deal with the unrest that happens in those countries when the jobs disappear. There has been better enforcement and more needs to be done , but for now life isn’t always fair

[Dana1963]

I understand saving money but do not think I would feel comfortable wearing clothes from another person especially if he is no longer with us.

But that is just me
I’ll buy a yard sale shirt b4 I purchase an over priced branded Villages Country Club shirt. I refuse to buy and shirt branded by LL Bean, TH, Izod I’m not being compensated to advertise for them.

[Stu from NYC]

I’ll buy a yard sale shirt b4 I purchase an over priced branded Villages Country Club shirt. I refuse to buy and shirt branded by LL Bean, TH, Izod I’m not being compensated to advertise for them.

That is the beauty of things, its your money and you get to spend it as you see fit.

[Kilmacowen]

Dont see many shirts from China these days, coming from Vietnam and India.

The 25% tariff is changing where our clothing and many other things are coming form

The tariff just gets added to the cost of the product. We, the tax payer consumer pays the tariff.

[Stu from NYC]

The tariff just gets added to the cost of the product. We, the tax payer consumer pays the tariff.

Not totally true.

Competition limits how much suppliers of stuff can add to the price.

Remember a lot of stuff comes from other countries where they are not subject to the tariff.

As a result very often the importer actually absorbs a good deal of the cost of the tariff.

I should know as my business consists of importing mechanical components from China.

[vintageogauge]

If all of these jobs came to american we would have to bring the workers to fill the positions also. 7 months ago everyone here that wanted to work had a job available, there were also lots of unfilled positions available for those who chose not to work.

[Bay Kid]

My clothes from Land's End never seem to wear out. Sometimes, I wish they would.

Same problem with my LL Bean clothes.

[PugMom]

Dont see many shirts from China these days, coming from Vietnam and India.

The 25% tariff is changing where our clothing and many other things are coming form

i've bought those too, & i have to say the quality of item from india are pretty good! i was surprised how long they've lasted, & pakistan makes really good fabric items, too. i'm glad to see the chinese garbage on the way out.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I just love to shop ( not right now ) I do buy high end but that’s just me , most people here are not going to notice the difference in the black T shirt I’m wearing from Amani for $90 and the one from Walmart for $10 by I do and so do my friends. People may scoff at that kind of shopping but retail is a large part of the economy from low end to high end it says something about the wealth gaps in the country that high end retail, jewelry, cars and condos in many cities like Boston and Miami Beach are still doing well . I do get bored with clothes I buy so I change up a lot, which makes the Vietnamese pedicure people happy wherever I am , you see I’m 5ft 6 /139 so I can recycle all those clothes to there husbands and sons because especially here In villages there the only ones who can wear them