Anyone wanna buy a department store?

So Target has announced that they're going to try to sell Mervyn's and Marshall Field's. (Article in StarTribune.)

I'm not surprised and I'm not sad. Since the "merger" with Marshall Field's there is nothing left of the old Dayton's I knew and loved. The clothing is more conservative and expensive. The staff is sparse and cranky. The hometown pride was mocked and stomped -- I feel no loyalty. If I didn't work two blocks away from the big downtown store, I probably wouldn't shop there at all.

Herberger's has been my store of choice for quite some time now. Originally from St. Cloud, they were purchased by Saks several years ago. It's really filled the niche were Dayton's used to be.

Analysts say that potential buyers are May Department Stores or Federated. I'd really like to see it be May and they turn all the Marshall Field's into Famous Barrs. That would be sweet. (Says the girl wearing an Evan Picone blouse she picked up at Famous for $9 this past weekend.)

So I'm not sad to see it be sold. I just hope it gets better.