Sadly, the DKNY boutique at Ala Moana Center will be closing its doors next weekend.
I swear, sometimes you're walking through the mall and in place of a store you like, there's another one standing in its place. At Ala Moana Center, BCBG is gone. The papered windows show Animation Addict is set to move in.
Also, employees at DKNY got the word last week that next Saturday, the 26th, will be its last day. As of Friday, they were offering merchandise at 15 percent off. I don't know if a bigger discount will be offered in subsequent days, but if you love the brand and Donna Karan's snuggly wraps, now would be a good time to stock up.
More changes are coming to the mall. As much as the Internet has been hard on creative enterprises from music to books to media, it's also taken its toll on retail now that it's so easy to shop by price online. That's why I shop the old-fashioned way, going to the store, trying on, etc., though I do notice that sale prices can be much lower online.
Still, how much of a bargain is saving $20 or so, when friends and family become unemployed in the wake of thousands of such transactions every day? It's a vicious cycle as consumers, strapped for cash, must spend to keep the economy afloat, yet spend elsewhere to save pennies, ultimately not helping the state's bottom line at all. It's a rough new world.
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