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 ArticlesPartial Solar Eclipse at the Bottom of the World Closes Out the Year’s Sun and Moon SpectaclesSep 18, 2025Bear Attack on Hiker Closes Trail in YellowstoneSep 18, 2025How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 17Sep 17, 2025American Cordell Tinch Goes From the ‘Couch’ to Gold Medalist in the Track and Field WorldsSep 16, 2025Related TopicsNew YorkunemploymentLord and TaylorOut of business