Stone World, March 1st, 2006
To help maintain the prestigious image generally associated with Bloomingdale's department stores, architects designed the most recent retail store location in the SoHo area of Manhattan with marble and granite flooring, in hopes to uphold its classy reputation.
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According to Edward M. Calabrese, Retail Group Creative Director of Mancini*Duffy, formerly of Tucci, Segrete and Rosen of New York, NY, the goal of the project was to "create a store that targeted Bloomingdale's Y.E.S. [women's clothing collection] and contemporary customer in a space that maintained the 'So...
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