tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post7565360527304840294..comments2024-02-17T17:56:26.165-05:00Comments on LiveMalls: Miller & Rhoads; Eastland Mall, Charlotte, North CarolinaLivemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-75815848115726279002018-05-17T10:23:50.237-04:002018-05-17T10:23:50.237-04:00I worked there for several years and actually &quo...I worked there for several years and actually "closed" the store when I was 19 years old! It was a great place to work!<br /> Miss Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614930295946532710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-89557888845897375502008-04-10T23:22:00.000-04:002008-04-10T23:22:00.000-04:00Miller & Rhoads tended to be a very elegant chain,...Miller & Rhoads tended to be a very elegant chain, but they were a little old fashioned, which wasn’t the greatest thing to be in the ‘70s and ‘80s. A lot of people thought of them as a ‘grandma’ store.<BR/><BR/>I miss M&R. They were the nicest store in Roanoke up until they went out of business, and their impact on Richmond was legendary.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-25581477075467996762008-04-10T22:59:00.000-04:002008-04-10T22:59:00.000-04:00Matt: If you go to the rear entrance between Burli...Matt: If you go to the rear entrance between Burlington and Sears on the upper level, you can see where M&R's back door was, it's now LensCrafters' entrance...if LensCrafters hasn't bailed out yet.<BR/><BR/>Pat: I remember a <I>Chain Store Age</I> article from that era that reviewed department stores in North Carolina, and their review of the small M&R stores was not flattering. They didn't specifically use the word "stodgy," but it was inferred a few times.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-20009133916081090762008-04-07T18:20:00.000-04:002008-04-07T18:20:00.000-04:00From what understand, it was located near the cafe...From what understand, it was located near the cafeteria (which would have put it near JC Penney). The store itself was two floors. I have heard that it was never busy.Pat R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03904273933358967662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-61695229964475215332008-04-07T17:42:00.000-04:002008-04-07T17:42:00.000-04:00Well this is a new one on me...I didn't know M&R h...Well this is a new one on me...I didn't know M&R had a junior store at Eastland...where in the mall was it, and what's there now?<BR/><BR/>Those ads just scream "welcome to the 80s!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com