First, Out of Town News and now Crate & Barrel announces it will also close its store in Harvard Square and its significant modernist building may be the reason.
"Indeed, the building’s architectural magnificence may have contributed to Crate & Barrel’s decision to leave. Boccuzzi said that the closing was in no way triggered by the slumping consumer market, and that the company has been examining its usage of the Brattle Street building for years.
Building owner and Harvard professor emeritus Bill J. Poorvu and Harvard Square Business Association executive director Denise A. Jillson both expressed similar thoughts, saying the closing was likely driven by changes in the company’s merchandising strategy. “They’re basically more involved with furniture and furnishing now, as opposed to glasses and cookware that they were more involved in years ago,” Poorvu said. “They need bigger stores with one floor. This was something that’s been coming for some time.”
Building owner and Harvard professor emeritus Bill J. Poorvu and Harvard Square Business Association executive director Denise A. Jillson both expressed similar thoughts, saying the closing was likely driven by changes in the company’s merchandising strategy. “They’re basically more involved with furniture and furnishing now, as opposed to glasses and cookware that they were more involved in years ago,” Poorvu said. “They need bigger stores with one floor. This was something that’s been coming for some time.”
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