Department Store shopping in Boston
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Louis Boston
If you want to shop here, you should learn to say it right. Not like the French, not like the English, but like the Bostonians. That’s ‘Loooeeez’. This four-story town house occupies the entire block between Newbury and Boylston Sts. As such, there is plenty of room inside for ultra-trendy (and pricey) clothing and cool, contemporary house wares. The 1st floor has gift ideas like gourmet foods, fancy bath accessories, nostalgic books and sweet pet gear. Upstairs, you’ll find the fashion: Louis caters disproportionately to the male of the species, but somebody’s got to. Note that at the time of writing, Louis Boston was searching for a new location. Check the website for u…
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Filene’s Basement
The granddaddy of bargain stores is Filene’s Basement. Originally, Filene’s sold its overstocked and irregular items in the basement of the flagship store. Shoppers would flock from miles around for a chance to browse the merchandise at deeply discounted rates. The store became so popular that Filene’s Basement started opening outlets in malls around metropolitan Boston and up and down the East Coast. But this is the original, right here on Washington St, in the basement of the original Filene’s building (even if Filene’s is no longer here).
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Filene's Basement
Boston loves Filene’s Basement so much that, when the building was being demolished, rebuilt and converted into condos, it was scheduled to move back into its original space in the basement. Now that’s a city that hangs on to its history. There is another newer store in the Back Bay, but purists still go to Downtown Crossing.
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