CompaniesAfter Nearly 200 Years, Lord & Taylor Goes Out of BusinessSavePrintA woman, who declined to give her name, pauses to take a photo of a sign outside Lord & Taylor's flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York, N.Y., on Jan. 2, 2019. Kathy Willens/AP PhotoThe Associated Press8/28/2020|Updated: 8/28/2020NEW YORK—Lord & Taylor, one of the country’s oldest department store chains, is going out of business after filing for bankruptcy earlier this month.The retailer was sold just a year ago for $100 million to Le Tote, a San Francisco online clothing rental company, by Canadian parent Hudson’s Bay Co.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentThe Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesHow Major US Stock Indexes Fared Dec. 29Dec 29, 2025New York Subway Ends Its MetroCard Era and Switches Fully to Tap-and-Go FaresDec 28, 2025Winter Storm Sweeps Across US With Snow, Ice, and Severe WeatherDec 28, 2025Fire in Old Port of Portland, Maine, Damages Its Historic Waterfront and Sinks at Least 1 BoatDec 28, 2025Related TopicsNew YorkunemploymentLord and TaylorOut of business