@@janekilowski Actual people with money and wealth are still going to spend. The slowdown in sale will be from the aspirational "rich" that's getting a slap in the face from the covid recession.
You are absolutely right. Smart marketing strategy is about where you want to position yourself. To niche down to a specific demographic. You can't bestride the fence. Always take a position. And stick with it. If keen on a new line? Give that a different clout/name.
I liked Jcrew and I never purchased any outfit in Zara, H&M, Gap, etc. Jcrew cutting and materials are better. If Jcrew were gone, I would buy more in BCBG, Michael Kors. I don’t think middle tier outfit market is gone. My JCrew jacket once was recognized as a Stella McCartney jacket because it provided clean classic chic look.
JCrew stores were closing way before CoVid. It is not ok they're using this time as an excuse for their poor business practices. I used to love this store. I noticed over time the quality of fabric went way down but the prices stayed the same or went up, so I stopped shopping there. When stores change to cheaper fabrics, cheaper factories and cheap labor and solely on their name brand people notice & stop shopping there. And JCrew isn't the only store that this has happened to. Think of Luck Brand Jean's, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers. They all went cheap. Why would anyone pay that amount money when they can go get the exact same design and fabric at Old Navy? The quality has to match the price point. Stick to high quality fabrics, good & decent factories & your customers will remain loyal.
J Crew in our area had the snobbiest employees ever. We shopped for school there and they where unbearable, needless to say we stopped and they lost our business. It’s a shame employees would feel the need to act as if they owned the store when at most they are on a salary to sell.
Never been in one of their stores, but I buy their clothes used from the Goodwill, Goodwill Bins, Buffalo Exchange, etc. Good quality stuff. Mainly their button-downs and jeans. I always check the inner tags to see the season/year the item was produced. I tend to wear a medium, but their medium shirts generally seem a bit wide/long, so a small works better. I'm mainly into punk, probably not their target audience. Always liked plain basics and that is the kind of J. Crew stuff I buy used. Volcom, Levi's also do this well.
Just started shopping at JCrew (after a long haitus). Bought beautiful retro A-line linen skirt and a classic black tank dress. So happy w/ the quality (sewing & fabric).🥰 HOPE THEY SURVIVE THIS DIFFICULT TIME!
From one Canadian perspective: poorly designed website with many misleading information, terrible customer service and most of all, no so good product quality. I wouldn’t mind their price tag and am willing to afford more as long as they could solve those problems
Aaron ___ What are you talking about they sell coats and suits for 400-600 range. A lot of their shirts in winter are 100+. When is the last time you went to J Crew?
Aaron ___ A ludlow suit jacket is 425 www.jcrew.com/p/mens_category/suits_tuxedos/suit_jackets/ludlow-slimfit-suit-jacket-with-double-vent-in-italian-wool/28130?color_name=deep-navy
These budget "wendover" and "company man" videos are really baffling. With resources of WSJ you really should be outdoing them not be a worse version of their format.
@John Doe It is In after effects you can create your own presets, for these squated pictures, lines, transitions And even presets for music and sounds There's just something in wendover that you prefer.... Perhaps, the fact that there are animations and not just video/stock images
They are way too overpriced for the quality you are getting , besides they had an amazing work/ sophisticated vibe but all of this went down the drain . I would buy few pieces here and there but that store is gone. There plenty of boho, teenager like clothes out there- why ruin such a successful company- I would still not understand, I’m an European do quality is very important to us than the quantity. Very sad
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I lived in their 2005-2010 styles, cozy comfy and yet professional. Loved it, then after 2010 I really didn’t like the new styles. It started to become like Old Navy or Gap styles.
They did lost their way to the run way look. Too bad. I saw them as the big brother to GAP. For both to reclaim their glory, they will have to return to their roots
High levels of debt still kills companies, even in today’s low interest environment but losing your key designer leads to a loss of vision consequently direction. That where they need to focus
For me JCrew used to be one of the biggest staples in my closest but like most retailers focus on the slim fit esthetic and phase out the larger customer. They do not carry a 38 waist in their stores or an xxl. I understand gashion trends but when america report a lrg population being in the larger category and you eliminate those shoppers have grown up with the brand and still want to wear the brand but are heavier. Banana Republic also has this issue and i am sure is headed this route soon.
Smart marketing strategy is about where you want to position yourself. To niche down to a specific demographic. You can't bestride the fence. Always take a position. And stick with it. If keen on a new line? Give that a different clout/name.
Anyways, um... I bought a whole bunch of shungite rocks, do you know what shungite is? Anybody know what shungite is? No, not Suge Knight, I think he's locked up in prison. I'm talkin' shungite. Anyways, it's a two billion year-old like, rock stone that protects against frequencies and unwanted frequencies that may be traveling in the air. That's my story, I bought a whole bunch of stuff. Put 'em around the la casa. Little pyramids, stuff like that.
if the quality is good, you should. cheap clothes dont last long. but at the same time, guess it depends on what you're wearing it with and where you're going
Because middle class in US is gone.
J. Crew used to be good they went way to hipster and funky instead of subtle classic, smart , preppy but comfortable. Classy.
Yea I used to live in jcrew chinos, jeans, sweaters - then the quality went downhill.
You have to either be luxury or cheap to survive in a recession. A lot of these middle of the road brands will get wiped within the next 5-10 years.
That's not unusual, a lot of brands count on only 5-10 years of hype to rake in cash then call it a day.
@@janekilowski Actual people with money and wealth are still going to spend. The slowdown in sale will be from the aspirational "rich" that's getting a slap in the face from the covid recession.
You are absolutely right.
Smart marketing strategy is about where you want to position yourself.
To niche down to a specific demographic.
You can't bestride the fence.
Always take a position.
And stick with it.
If keen on a new line?
Give that a different clout/name.
I liked Jcrew and I never purchased any outfit in Zara, H&M, Gap, etc. Jcrew cutting and materials are better. If Jcrew were gone, I would buy more in BCBG, Michael Kors. I don’t think middle tier outfit market is gone. My JCrew jacket once was recognized as a Stella McCartney jacket because it provided clean classic chic look.
I love j. Crew hope they come back strong
JCrew stores were closing way before CoVid. It is not ok they're using this time as an excuse for their poor business practices.
I used to love this store. I noticed over time the quality of fabric went way down but the prices stayed the same or went up, so I stopped shopping there.
When stores change to cheaper fabrics, cheaper factories and cheap labor and solely on their name brand people notice & stop shopping there. And JCrew isn't the only store that this has happened to. Think of Luck Brand Jean's, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers. They all went cheap.
Why would anyone pay that amount money when they can go get the exact same design and fabric at Old Navy?
The quality has to match the price point.
Stick to high quality fabrics, good & decent factories & your customers will remain loyal.
J Crew in our area had the snobbiest employees ever. We shopped for school there and they where unbearable, needless to say we stopped and they lost our business. It’s a shame employees would feel the need to act as if they owned the store when at most they are on a salary to sell.
Never been in one of their stores, but I buy their clothes used from the Goodwill, Goodwill Bins, Buffalo Exchange, etc. Good quality stuff. Mainly their button-downs and jeans. I always check the inner tags to see the season/year the item was produced. I tend to wear a medium, but their medium shirts generally seem a bit wide/long, so a small works better. I'm mainly into punk, probably not their target audience. Always liked plain basics and that is the kind of J. Crew stuff I buy used. Volcom, Levi's also do this well.
J Crew was my go-to in the 90s up to early 2000s then I just felt it became overpriced junk
Then???
My parents were also really into jcrew then too! It seems the company outgrew its core customers
Just started shopping at JCrew (after a long haitus). Bought beautiful retro A-line linen skirt and a classic black tank dress. So happy w/ the quality (sewing & fabric).🥰 HOPE THEY SURVIVE THIS DIFFICULT TIME!
J Crew was an amazing classic style brand until the mid-2010’s when it tried to compete with Zara’s bohemian fashions.
@N L I wrote exactly what I meant.
@N L now it is….thanks for removing “you mean” from the beginning of your edited comment…..
From one Canadian perspective: poorly designed website with many misleading information, terrible customer service and most of all, no so good product quality. I wouldn’t mind their price tag and am willing to afford more as long as they could solve those problems
people would get over most but not the product woes.
Quality took a huge nosedive and prices went up. Customers are not stupid. They literally had everyone eating out of their hands and threw it away.
J Crew used to be my favorite store but once the prices for a shirt went from $50 to $400, that's when I said goodbye to J Crew.
Are you mistaking JCrew for Gucci or Armani? Nothing at JCrew is that expensive.
Aaron ___ What are you talking about they sell coats and suits for 400-600 range. A lot of their shirts in winter are 100+. When is the last time you went to J Crew?
Aaron ___ A ludlow suit jacket is 425 www.jcrew.com/p/mens_category/suits_tuxedos/suit_jackets/ludlow-slimfit-suit-jacket-with-double-vent-in-italian-wool/28130?color_name=deep-navy
@@cboy0394 February. Online and in the store twice the entire men's department. He was saying a shirt costs $400, maybe their nicest coats cost $400+.
@@cboy0394 actually it was early March
Wall Street Journal and MSNBC: The Rise and Fall of [insert bankrupted company here]
When they want to make some cash.
They are stealing content from smaller UA-camrs like Company Man. It’s pitiful.
These budget "wendover" and "company man" videos are really baffling. With resources of WSJ you really should be outdoing them not be a worse version of their format.
So true
@John Doe
It is
In after effects you can create your own presets, for these squated pictures, lines, transitions
And even presets for music and sounds
There's just something in wendover that you prefer....
Perhaps, the fact that there are animations and not just video/stock images
They are stealing content from smaller UA-camrs who do original work.
One benefit from this pandemic is how it exposed the staggering number of ignorant people out there. Much wow...
They are way too overpriced for the quality you are getting , besides they had an amazing work/ sophisticated vibe but all of this went down the drain . I would buy few pieces here and there but that store is gone. There plenty of boho, teenager like clothes out there- why ruin such a successful company- I would still not understand, I’m an European do quality is very important to us than the quantity. Very sad
I guess WSJ took a page from the book of ‘Company Man’
Their chino shorts are my favorite! But I only buy them when there's a sale because they're pretty expensive IMO
I went into a Atlanta JCrew a few months ago. A sweater ON SALE was over $100 and the quality was no better than Target. I left empty handed.
So overpriced and was only worth going dueing their sales.
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I always wanted to buy one of their Ludlow suits
I thought I’ve watched the exact same video before from Bussiness Insider???
BI and WSJ are stealing content from smaller youtubers like Company Man.
I lived in their 2005-2010 styles, cozy comfy and yet professional. Loved it, then after 2010 I really didn’t like the new styles. It started to become like Old Navy or Gap styles.
They did lost their way to the run way look. Too bad. I saw them as the big brother to GAP. For both to reclaim their glory, they will have to return to their roots
High levels of debt still kills companies, even in today’s low interest environment but losing your key designer leads to a loss of vision consequently direction. That where they need to focus
$60+ dollars for a thin sweater isn’t “affordable” for most people.
Yes it was so expensive. That's why it died.
There is still much too much retail in America.
For me JCrew used to be one of the biggest staples in my closest but like most retailers focus on the slim fit esthetic and phase out the larger customer. They do not carry a 38 waist in their stores or an xxl. I understand gashion trends but when america report a lrg population being in the larger category and you eliminate those shoppers have grown up with the brand and still want to wear the brand but are heavier. Banana Republic also has this issue and i am sure is headed this route soon.
I thought i rewatched company man video until i realized the narrator voice is different
Their executives surely get paid compensated pretty well. And lots of benefits too.
I hope they bring back the boot cut chino
That image of one older woman smothered in the 'members' of the team is just weird.
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So, which clothing brands are doing well? What can we learn from them?
Yep. The fits started to be all over the place. And the quality dipped way down.
J. Crew jumped on that Brooklyn bandwagon, but there wasn't enough space on the vehicle.
Why Brooklyn?
Smart marketing strategy is about where you want to position yourself.
To niche down to a specific demographic.
You can't bestride the fence.
Always take a position.
And stick with it.
If keen on a new line?
Give that a different clout/name.
They showed this a few months ago
Does anyone think chandler would shop at Jcrew?
Anyways, um... I bought a whole bunch of shungite rocks, do you know what shungite is? Anybody know what shungite is? No, not Suge Knight, I think he's locked up in prison. I'm talkin' shungite. Anyways, it's a two billion year-old like, rock stone that protects against frequencies and unwanted frequencies that may be traveling in the air. That's my story, I bought a whole bunch of stuff. Put 'em around the la casa. Little pyramids, stuff like that.
How's it working? Need more? I know this guy in Jersey who can get you a truckful, tomorrow, $5,000 (cash)! ಠಿ_ಠಿ
Well that sucks 😑 atleast there’s still Massimo Dutti & Banana Republic (for now).
Fashion is after all fickle.
Interesting case study 😎👍
Ross and if Im feeling like a baller then its TJ Maxx, no way Im spending $30 bucks on a t shirt.
if the quality is good, you should. cheap clothes dont last long. but at the same time, guess it depends on what you're wearing it with and where you're going
If it isn't cotton or wool I get 😵 dizzy.
If it wasnt for Jeff Bezos and the Amazon money maybe we would be seeing a vid on the rise and fall of WSJ though.
I think I've seen this before. I could be wrong though.
WSJ - You’re copycats. Company Man did a profile on J Crew. Be original and stop stealing content from smaller UA-camrs.
Interesting
Lol did you guys just copy the planet money podcast.
They are stealing content from smaller UA-camrs like Company Man. It’s very lazy.
Copying from business insider
BI and WSJ are both copying content from smaller UA-camrs like Company Man.
I wouldn’t want to wear anything that big mike would wear.
Targets clothes would beat JCrew if they could get fit and consistent cutting down. JCrew is disappointing.
I agree 100%. Fit is the missing link for many low priced retailers/brands.
J crew products are low quality for the price in general, just not worth buying
Fashion is a rort - comes and goes, just as this brand did. Came and went, just a passing fad.
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If it fits for Michael, it does not fit for ladies.
Their clothes look mammy maid!
Oh please next time do "The rise and fall of FoxNews"
First
When Obama talks the stock market goes down, when Michelle mentions a store it goes bankrupt
Keep those cheap shots coming...
Such boring clothes bring Forever21 back