‘Why Should I Bother To Come Downtown?’: Macy’s Closure Highlights Challenges For Seattle’s Retail Core
Feb 24, 2020
Last Tuesday, as Carol Gable Hare picked through the clearance bargains at the Macy’s in downtown Seattle, the longtime customer found herself wondering if she would keep shopping downtown after the store — one of her favorites — shuts down Sunday. “You have that feeling of, ‘Well, why should I bother to come downtown?’” said the Queen Anne resident. “Which is sad.” Gable Hare isn’t the only one asking that question. The closure of Macy’s downtown store — the latest of dozens the struggling retailer is shuttering nationally — has led to intense speculation about who will fill the large space at Third Avenue and Pine Street, and how much consumer appeal the newcomer will have. Read more at The Seattle Times.
