Saks Fifth Avenue says no light show in 100th holiday season
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 18: Crowd gather at Rockefeller center to see light show on Saks Fifth Avenue store building decorated with Christmas lights in New York City, United States on December 18, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Gett
NEW YORK - Dazzling displays of synchronized lights on the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store in midtown Manhattan have thrilled holiday visitors for years.
But the store's holiday display will look a bit different this year, a spokesperson confirmed Monday.
"In our 100th year, which also marks the anniversary of the flagship, we are celebrating the season by honoring the architectural significance of this iconic building, elegantly illuminating the facade and framing the holiday windows, as well as highlighting the fashion for which Saks Fifth Avenue is known," the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
Pedestrians pass a Saks Fifth Avenue department store on Black Friday in New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. US retailers are bracing for a slower-than-normal Black Friday as high inflation and sagging consumer sentiment erode Americans demand fo
The holiday windows will be on display later this month.
The flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store is across from Rockefeller Plaza and its towering Christmas tree.