Burlington Coat Factory in Porter Square

[twilight021.livejournal.com]

 I have heard the space is up for sale and Burlington Coat will be gone by the summer.  Has anyone heard about what might be going in in it's place?
Thanks!

Comments

[ron_newman]

No idea, but that has to be the worst-looking retail space I can think of anywhere. I hated shopping at Decelle when they occupied it, just because the place was so ugly and the merchandise so poorly presented. Maybe it would be ideal for a Filene's Basement, though?

[twilight021.livejournal.com]

Having Filene's basement would be great! They at least have shoes.

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Decelle had shoes, too. I liked Decelle better than Burlington Coat Factory.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Me, too. I bought a lot of things from Decelle, but I've never once found anything I wanted to buy from Burlington Coat Factory. I agree with Ron -- a Filene's Basement would be ideal!

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Does Filene's still exist? I thought they got bought out.

[beezy515.livejournal.com]

Filene's was bought out, but Filene's Basement is a separate company. They had split off from Filene's many years ago.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Hm, I didn't realize that, but I did mean Filene's Basement -- I thought they were bought recently too. But maybe I just thought that because I was confused when I read the news about Filene's. Huh.

[ron_newman]

Filene's Basement is now owned by Retail Ventures of Columbus, Ohio, which also operates the Schottenstein's and Value City chains. This happened way back in 2000, after Filene's Basement filed for bankruptcy.

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

Gasp! If there was a Filene's basement there I would be there everyday. When I was taking classes at Suffolk, I hit the downtown one on my way to school everyday...yes, it's very sad, but man was I well-clothed back then....

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