Loehmann's - Fashion Company Profile
Loehmann's was the original off-price fashion retailer - Frieda Loehmann's 1921 Brooklyn store, famous for designer goods at deep discounts and for its communal Back Room - liquidated in 2014, with its brand now held by Century 21.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Closed as a chain - the stores were liquidated in 2014 after a December 2013 Chapter 11 filing, and the successor online store ceased operations in 2018; Century 21 acquired the brand in 2020 and announced a pop-up revival for 2026
- Public or Private
- Private - the brand is owned by Century 21
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, United States
- Founded
- 1921, in Brooklyn, New York, by Frieda Loehmann
Company Profile
No Loehmann's stores trade today: the chain's third bankruptcy, in December 2013, ended in full liquidation in 2014, and the online store that carried the name closed in 2018. Century 21 bought the brand in 2020 and announced pop-up shops under the Loehmann's name for 2026 - a revival of the name, not of the old chain. The off-price model and the Back Room are described in the historical record on the history page.
The history inside the same announcement explains why the news was the retailer's third such chapter. The company had previously filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010 due to overwhelming debt and emerged in 2011; it also filed for Chapter 11 reorganisation in 1999, emerging in 2000 after closing 25 stores. A reader meeting only the store description below might miss that pattern, so the 2013 report comes first here, and the operating portrait that follows is kept clearly in its own period rather than presenting it as a current shopping guide.
Loehmann's History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
Loehmann's History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
Is Loehmann's still in business?
Not as a trading chain - its stores were liquidated in 2014 and its online store closed in 2018. Century 21 acquired the brand in 2020 and has announced pop-up revivals.
What was Loehmann's Back Room?
The communal fitting area where the best designer bargains were hung - no private cubicles, and generations of shoppers treated it as a social institution.
When was Loehmann's founded?
In 1921, in Brooklyn, New York, by Frieda Loehmann, selling manufacturers' overruns and samples at steep discounts.
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