Diesel 30% Off
Sometimes we find the best sale information on Facebook. This time Diesel is running a 30% off sale from Friday, April 17 until Sunday, April 19. Almost everything included.
Bloomingdales 50% to 75% Off
The following is from a Bloomingdales postcard:
First Offer
Thursday to Sunday, April 16 to 19
Take an Extra
40% Off*
almost all permanently reduced items for her and him for a total savings of 50% to 75% off original prices.
Plus, take 25% -40% off* a selection of regular-priced fashions for her and him.
*Lots of small print. Here are the highlights: Certain designer and brand exclusions apply. Excludes Women’s Designer Collections and Men’s Tailored Clothing. I’m going to take a wild guess that Chanel is one of those “certain designer and brand exclusions.”
Outnet Live
Net-A-Porter’s discount site, theOutnet.com is live!
The prices are good: 50% to 70% off. However, just like Nordstrom’s The Rack and Neiman Marcus’s Last Call, we are going to hold out for deeper discounts. In the meantime, keep your eye on the Flash Sales section where items are discounted deeper just for a limited time.
Lululemon Launches Online
We’ve always been baffled about how such high concept and modern company like Lululemon wouldn’t be online. Well now they are. The site is perfect except that there’s not a sale section, yet!
Barneys Spend and Get
These gift card promotions are starting to feel a lot like a Macy’s one day sale. Their popularity, however, indicates that they drive sales.
This time the gift card is coming from Barneys where for every $250 you spend, you receive a $25 gift card. Spend $250 get $25. Spend $500, get $50. Spend $750, get $75. You get the picture. The promotion runs from April 16th to April 19th.
This seems to be a big week for department store promotions and unless you’re shopping Lanvin go for the Saks friends and family 25% off discount.
Bloomingdales Cocktails and Discounts for Men
We found this men’s promotion on one of our favorite sites: Party Crasher!
On Wednesday, April 15th from 6pm to 10pm men –and women–can enjoy cocktails and discounts tomorrow in the men’s department of both Manhattan Bloomingdales locations. The more you spend the better the discount:
Spend $200 to $499.99 and save 20%
Spend $500 to $749.99 and save 25%
Spend more than $750 and save 30%
Chanel Pulls Out of Bloomies Friends and Family
Bloomingdales is hosting a friends and family event from April 23rd to April 26th. The discount throughout much of the store will be 20%. Presale is already in progress.
Usually Chanel participates in friends and family with a gift card incentive. For example, spending $500 earns you a $100 gift card and spending $1000 earns you a $200 etc. We hear that preselling for Chanel was crazy and 90% of the stock room is filled from floor to ceiling.
However, Chanel customers-to-be were blindsided when they received the following information from their sales manager:
Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend.
I am very saddened to have to write to all of you, to notify you that Chanel has decided to withdraw from the friends & family event here @ Bloomingdales. The EGC offer no longer stands valid. We have tried to arrange compensation for those of you that were already promised an EGC, but sadly there is nothing they will allow us to offer to you.
For those of you that have already placed orders/requests, please note: they will be voided, unless you call or reply to keep them active.
Again, i am so very sorry for the misleading information. We were told early on that the offering would be the same as years past, but upon revision, Chanel decided that this promotion was not appropriate for their brand.
I thank you all (as always) for your business.
If I may answer any questions, please feel free to reply, or to call our handbag boutique.
Sincerely,
CHANEL Shoppe Manager
Bloomingdales
Who do you think are more upset: the disappointed customers or the commissioned sales people?
Krizia Relocated
Earlier this month we wrote about Krizia closing their doors after 15 years. We are happy to report that the Italian design house did not abandon Madison Avenue but rather moved two blocks uptown to a smaller location.
The smaller revival is just two blocks up on 68th street. The spot housed Moschino in the 90s and most recently Searle. Sources say that prime space, like this, can be had for about $400 sq. ft. Last year, the asking price was about $1000 sq. ft.
The slimmed down version of Krizia doesn’t seem as ritzy but in this economy it may be a smart move. After all, we can’t remember the last time we saw anyone else in the store.