Lord and Taylor in Georgia

Photo from Department Store Museum

     Back in the day, before bankruptcies and the years of consolidations, there was a certain New York retailer in the state of Georgia. This retailer was the upscale Lord and Taylor, which would place three locations in three malls. These trendy, upscale malls where L&T was located were Phipps Plaza, Mall of Georgia, and North Point Mall. The stores would be very successful for the chain, with the Phipps store lasting 35 years until the May Co. bankruptcy. This death came in 2004, along with the other Georgia stores.

     Even though, there is barely any presence of L&T still remaining in the Southeast, it is possible that it is coming back. In 2013, L&T opened a store in the Mizner Park lifestyle center in Boca Raton. Under new ownership, L&T has been opening new stores and expects to head to our northern neighbors. Canada, home to the parent company's Hudson's Bay stores. It would be interesting to see wherever L&T goes to, with many states remembering but not feeling the stores. These chain mysteries are seriously something that I will look into more down the road. 

Department Store Museum

The Mallmanac

Mall of Georgia L&T Sky City

North Point entrance Sky City