We received this email (below), and frankly, we couldn’t answer it. If it turns out there is no good answer, this could be the seed of a new business idea for an enterprising would-be retailer. Maybe even that 6th storefront on Hertel at Parker…or…a special rack in Modern Nostalgia on Allen.
I’d like to
ask a little help from your readers if I could.
Yesterday, I
tried to take my sister, who is 5 months pregnant, out to buy some new
clothes to fit her burgeoning waistline. She’s passed the point of
fitting into the “extra large hoodie” trick, so we went in search of
some actual maternity clothes. The choices are abysmal!
We live in North Buffalo so we tried to hit the standard Target and Kohl’s
on Delaware Avenue to check out their selection, and sadly, their
maternity sections are about 5 racks each. We tried the Old Navy on Niagara
Falls Blvd, where an employee informed us only the Galleria and McKinley (I
think she said McKinley) mall carry their maternity line. The maternity
store that was located inside the Boulevard Mall is even closed. Neither my
sister nor my mother could think of a freestanding maternity store in the area
except for Destination Motherhood out by the Galleria. Plenty of places
to dress the baby, barely anything for the mama!
Does anyone
know of any maternity stores in the actual city that we’re just missing,
or is this one more item we should add to the list of what the city
needs?
Thanks,
Nicole