The store is a ghost town. Macy's numbers have been a disaster as cyber sales are eating their lunch and dinner. They announced non-profitable stores will be closing. What could fill that hole in downtown Portland? We could see the city offer a deal for them to stay. It would be a huge blow to the image of center city.
What a great homeless center with easy access to the downtown streets. I can see the city council going wild over this idea.
Posted by: Allen | December 19, 2015 at 07:26 PM
They wouldn't be the first major retailer to fail in downtown. I hope that our idiotic city leaders would not make a foolish choice to throw taxpayer money at that disaster...
let the free market run its course.
Posted by: RANZ | December 19, 2015 at 08:05 PM
You cannot run that large retail downtown area like the world mecca for the homeless, attracting every type of low life scum to prey on shoppers and others wishing to do business in downtown Portland and expect it to thrive. A once vital downtown area used to attract folks from the suburbs to shop, but who wants to go downtown and be hassled or worse by a bunch of panhandlers?
It is so sad, when that building was Meier & Frank, it wasn't just going shopping, it was a ritual, an experience. Now it's just a major inconvenience. This is only the beginning of the end of a once beautiful downtown. Thanks Charlie, Sam, Tom, Vera, Bud, Frank, & Neil.
Posted by: Greg | December 19, 2015 at 09:46 PM
This is the worst store in Portland. Horrible floor plan, displays that are unfriendly, terrible store.
I hate Macys. They suck beyond belief.
Posted by: CHUCKIE RABINOWITZ | December 19, 2015 at 10:47 PM
The Nines Hotel got lots of money from the Development plan. NEVER PAID BACK as they serve $20 cocktails and tiny rooms for $400 a night.
Posted by: Freddie | December 20, 2015 at 12:53 PM
Perfect for a high rise condominium for the homeless and socially misfit. Throw in a VD/Drug Rehab clinic with an associated needle exchange and maybe a subsidized pot dispensary on the ground floor and Portlandia has a winner!
All the geek/slacker/hipster tourists will pay high fees to have their selfie taken with a person of local color.
The rest of us can stay away from the stinking mess that will doubtless result.
Posted by: TheOtherDave | December 20, 2015 at 01:21 PM
Greg is right about downtown going down hill. We used to love to go shopping, see all the decorations in the store and the street side trees all lite up. Not anymore, too many street people, you can't walk a block without a hassle.
Portland once have a lovely downtown, now it is just one very long skid row.
Posted by: Jan | December 20, 2015 at 04:08 PM
chuckie, why do you care? stay in your wally world!
Posted by: john | December 20, 2015 at 06:42 PM
But then,perhaps a Amazon warehouse with a drone port on the roof
and the first four floors for homeless housing?
That's a mixed use idea worthy of a big subsidy, no?
Posted by: Allen | December 20, 2015 at 08:00 PM
I bought a couple of gifts at Washington Square -- and I didn't go near Macy's -- everything else I bought online. It was soooooo easy. A couple of clicks to put stuff in the cart and a couple of clicks to checkout. No standing in line. No waiting. No searching the shelves.
Posted by: JoelinPDX | December 20, 2015 at 10:16 PM
If only someone had a connection with a business reporter at the Oregonian, it would be interesting to read an expose on the PDC "LOANS" on THE NINES and other PDC "Investments".
Posted by: JD | December 21, 2015 at 03:48 AM
Joelin Pdx, click and ship will cost small business to shut their doors, lots of lay offs in January. This year, click and ship beat brick & mortar. Very sad commentary on a faceless society.
Posted by: Freddie | December 21, 2015 at 02:34 PM
john... How about you stay in Vancouver.
Posted by: Lance | December 21, 2015 at 09:18 PM
Freddie, the small merchants still know the meaning of customer service, not so much the huge retailers.
I bought my sister-in-law's birthday present at Sears this year. No clerks in sight. So, I had to hunt down her present. Then I had to take it across the store to the check out where I had to stand in line to pay. All in all, a really shitty experience.
I bought the same thing as a Christmas present for someone else but found it online. Click, click and I'm done. That's why brick and mortar is sucking hind teet.
Posted by: JoelinPDX | December 22, 2015 at 12:41 PM
merry Christmas mr. stump! thanks for having this page!
Posted by: john | December 24, 2015 at 02:28 PM
Macy's at Lloyd Center has a nice ladies'room. That's my positive about them. And thank you, Mr Stump, for this page, I love it. Happy Yule, Merry Christmas, and may 2016 bring you much joy, with our a hangover!
Posted by: Jann j | December 25, 2015 at 09:41 PM