Talk:Lord & Taylor

Infobox fate field
Can't believe I need to bring this up... IP keeps inserting "Closed Forever Due to Bankruptcy and Liquidation" into the infobox fate field. I have changed it to simply read "bankruptcy and liquidation" per WP:CRYSTALBALL (or redundancy, take your pick)], WP:MOS and generally bad writing. I can almost see the multiple exclamation marks when I read that. Anyone see any possible justification to keep the IP's version? Meters (talk) 20:37, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Article uses the past tense for the chain, and the infobox says the chain is defunct as of 2020,, but the purchaser (Saadi Group) has now revived the brand as an online-only retailer. So, should we treat this as the continuation of the chain, or as a separate entity under the same brand name? Meters (talk) 20:48, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

What is a "Digital First Retailer?"
What in the world is a "Digital First Retailer?" You can't just drop in a new term and not link or post a reference. KJRehberg (talk) 00:32, 16 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Seconding what appears to be a call to amend this language.
 * It would appear that "digital-first" would not accurately reflect the corporation's present status as a digital-only retailer. Encyclopedic style would dictate word choice with clarity - over ambiguous or nebulous terms i.e. "weasel words".
 * Citations indicate that Saadia operates no retail locations under the L&T brand.
 * Do we have any objection? Or would this serve as consensus to maintain consistent verbiage and refer to an online retailer as such, across similar articles? IE - ModCloth, Gilt, Wayfair 173.52.238.71 (talk) 07:08, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Digital first is a specific kind of e-commerce retailer which usually operates no brick and mortar stores. The language is fine. Stupidcupid6 (talk) 16:07, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Source? 173.52.238.71 (talk) 21:05, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=digital+first+retailer
 * Term does not seem to be of academic merit, it's found exclusively in first-party sources in relation to L&T's "transformed" operations -- it's fairly evident these are marketing-jargon euphemism for "online retailer" and "bankruptcy", respectively. 173.52.238.71 (talk) 21:10, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Previous wording seemed better and more to the point, especially as it made clear that the bankruptcy was the reason for the turn to e-commerce.Orenburg1 (talk) 08:51, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
 * "Digital-first" is a retailer whose main focus is online. I like the older wording better, and I've reverted thusly. — Red-tailed hawk  (nest) 01:19, 27 November 2023 (UTC)