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Filene's in an early 20th-century postcard. The building was completed in 1912 as a new flagship location for William Filene and Sons' department store, better known as Filene's. By 1929 Filene's expanded the flagship building, converting the whole block around Washington, Summer, Hawley and Franklin streets into one department store. [2]
Filene's (/ f aɪ ˈ l iː n z /, originally William Filene & Sons Co.) was an American department store chain; it was founded by William Filene in 1881. The success of the original full-line store in Boston, Massachusetts , was supplemented by the foundation of its off-price sister store Filene's Basement in 1908.
The economic crisis took its toll on the chain, and owner Retail Ventures, Inc announced on January 20, 2009 its plans to close 11 of the chain's 36 stores. [10] The store closures did not help, and on April 22, 2009, Retail Ventures, Inc. announced that it had sold the remaining 25 Filene's Basement stores to the Buxbaum Group, a company that specializes in liquidations.
Wanamaker's, Montgomery Ward, Barneys, and Marshall Field's. The palaces of retail legend once beckoned shoppers with their merchandise, restaurants, and holiday spectacles. Here's a nostalgic ...
When I first heard about the Filene's Basement bridal sale as a college This post is part of our series on such 'don't miss' sales. Deals worth the wait: Filene's Basement's Running of the Brides
Filene's Basement, the Boston-based discount chain that claims to be the very place where bargains are born, is on its deathbed. Vendors, who have been stiffed for months, have threatened to push ...
Each SYMS and Filene's Basement store offered a broad range of merchandise from nationally recognized designer or brand-name labels for men, women, and children. [citation needed] On November 2, 2011, SYMS and Filene's Basement collectively filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. All SYMS and Filene's Basement stores were closed at the end ...
Get 20% off your jewelry purchase with this Filene's Basement coupon, good through Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. Make sure you print a copy to get the discount in stores. Caveats: Cannot be combined with ...