Lands’ End Shop at Sears

Most of the Lands’ End (LE) stores are located within Sears buildings. I loathe having to walk through Sears (unless I am looking for appliances and tools). I hope LE will consider opening some stand-​a-​lone stores. You would be surprised how many people are not familiar with the brand.
[Quality] Even though some (most?) of the production has moved overseas, they still make quality products. LE kind of reminds me of LL Bean. What I prefer about LE is that they make some clothes that are more business appropriate. They haven’t fallen prey to ‘fast fashion’. There ‘Year’rounder ’ wool dress pants (woven from 80s merino wool yarn) is fantastic for the price! Though, I wouldn’t classify them as a 4 season pants… I do wish they would sell a warmer/​winter weight wool pants. They also offer quality chinos (in my opinion, much better than Dockers and less expensive than Bill’s Khakis). They offer some very nice 100% Merino and Lambswool sweaters that are good (most recently, they are selling wool crewneck sweaters that have those proper saddle shoulders that I like)
[Inventory] I am a try-​before-​I-​buy kind of person. Unfortunately, many of the items that are sold online are not stocked at the brick’n’mortar stores (frustrating). It seems that this Morrestown Mall location has a much larger/​curated inventory than the Deptford store.
[Fit] Previously, the clothes they offered were way too baggy (built for an orangutan). However, they are starting to offer more tailored/​slim-​fit options. (though, most of the stores don’t carry the slimmer stock; I hope this changes). They offer some dress shirts (on-​line) that come in ½ inch increments (neck/​sleeve) but would love for them to offer some more customization options. Some of the tailored pants have been known to suffer from pocket flare/​rabbit ears (this is a known issue that is discussed in style blogs) and is not easily fixed by a tailor.
[Pricing] Good price-​to-​quality ratio. They often have up to 35% off sales.
[Customer Service] The associates have always been friendly. Most recently, it appears that this location has hired new staff and they are excellent. They have an excellent return policy.
I am a fan.