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Iconic Atlanta retailer Jeffrey has closed for good.
The boutique’s sister locations in New York and Palo Alto have also shuttered.
Parent company Nordstrom INC., which in 2005 took majority ownership in the Atlanta-based retailer in partnership with Founder Jeffrey Kalinsky, announced the decision Monday on the heels of closing 16 of its own department stores in the wake of COVID-19.
“Unfortunately, due to the economic impacts of COVID-19, Nordstrom has made the decision to close all three Jeffrey stores,” according to the announcement which came directly from Kalinsky.
“While this decision is disappointing, we understand it’s a necessary step given the significant business impacts of this crisis.”
Kalinsky founded Jeffrey in Atlanta in 1990 with a storefront in Phipps Plaza, at 3500 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Suite A-3.
In 2018, the original location was expanded to a whopping 12,000 square feet as part of an overhaul of the high-end Buckhead mall.
In 1999, Jeffrey opened in New York, at 449 West 14th Street, and in Palo Alto, at 650 A Stanford Shopping Center, in 2018.
“On behalf of the entire team here ar Jeffrey we want to thank you for your loyalty and support,” Kalinsky wrote.
“On a more personal note, I want to thank you for the wonderful memories of meeting you and helping you in Atlanta, New York, and Palo Alto. Thank you for letting me and us be a part of your lives for the past 30 years.”
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Where will all the expensive female escorts go now?
Not sure what’s going on in that photo, but it looks pretty silly– not to mention wasteful.
Sort of like toddlers when they get into moma’s master bathroom.