Barneys New York

December 29, 2020

Retailing’s Tumultuous Year Began Before the Pandemic

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Retailing’s Tumultuous Year Began Before the Pandemic The industry employs millions of people, […]
November 27, 2019

When Department Stores Were Theater

After the hundreds of jobs going poof and the thus-far inadequate discounts, the saddest thing about the closure of Barneys New York is that its signature […]
November 5, 2019

Barneys Is Sold for Scrap, Ending an Era

For decades, Barneys New York epitomized a certain kind of aspirational Manhattan cool. It matched the city’s soaring skyscrapers in its ambition, unapologetic ego and raised-eyebrow […]
November 4, 2019

Even ‘Project Runway’ Couldn’t Save Zac Posen

Once upon a time, back in ye olde days of 2002, a young designer, just shy of 21 years old, was discovered by a store that […]
November 1, 2019

Barneys New York Is Sold for Scraps, Ending an Era

The bankruptcy saga of Barneys New York, the famed department store, involved executives crisscrossing the globe, all-night strategy sessions, last-minute alliances and attempts to sway public […]
October 30, 2019

‘Retail Mayhem’: The Fight for Barneys Goes to Court

It’s D-Day for Barneys New York — and, potentially, the entire high fashion retail world. On Thursday, a bankruptcy court judge in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is expected […]
December 1, 2016

Critic’s Notebook: We Need a Miracle on 34th Street

It was the week before Thanksgiving when Dante Ferretti had his first holiday nightmare. Waking in a panic in his bed at the Lowell hotel, the […]