Saks Fifth Avenue
Fiona Dong
About Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue was founded by Andrew Saks in 1867 and was name as Saks & Company. When Saks died in 1912 Saks & Co. merged with Gimbel Brother Inc. that was owned by a cousin of Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel. Their flagship store opened on September 15, 1924 in Manhattan, New York City on Fifth Ave. It was the largest department store at that time, now there are many competitors such as Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys New York, Nieman Marcus, Lord and Taylor, Nordstorm and Bloomingdale's. Saks sells numerous types of products including clothing, shoes, bedding, designer handbags, beauty products, jewelry and housewares. Saks has an online website and four different types of catalog you can browse and shop with. Saks has over 350 stores and six distribution centers, first the product comes from the brand’s warehouse to the retailer’s central warehouse then it goes to either the physical Saks store or either directly to the customer though either FedEx or UPS.
In the news from New York Eater
http://ny.eater.com/2015/10/8/9480705/l-avenue-saks-nyc