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Bloomingdale’s NYC Flagship Renovation Reimagines Iconic Retail Details in Wood
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May 22, 2026
Bloomingdale’s
A New York City luxury retail institution since 1886, the iconic Bloomingdale’s flagship, located at 59th and Lexington in Manhattan, is undergoing an ambitious renovation and revitalization, catalyzed by the vision “Dream Big.”
A collective effort in design
Integral to the design for this next golden age of Bloomingdale’s was reimagining the look and feel of the New York City flagship’s historic black and white tiles. PID Floors was honored to be tasked with the work of reinterpreting these iconic tiles using the warm and inviting material of wood that would seamlessly coexist with the new visual storytelling, architectural storytelling, immersive retail concepts, and impeccable aesthetics. This approach to luxury retail flooring reflects an elevated customer experience through the prism of experiential interior design.
Wood Flooring as an extension of architecture and storytelling
PID Floors created an innovative twist on traditional Herringbone Parquet for the areas adjacent to the escalators. Planks of European Oak, in two beautifully contrasting shades, were cut and assembled to form a unique custom parquet flooring and box parquet pattern, reminiscent of the original black and white square tiles. These new wood parquet tiles are paired with European Plank flooring throughout the monumental space helping to engender what Bloomingdale’s Executive Vice President and director of stores, Catherine Cook, called a “warmer, much more feminine environment,” in WWD / Yahoo! Finance. CEO Olivier Bron affirmed this interior environment style goal, which aspires to transcend mere aesthetics, in his Monocle interview: “When you think about building a relationship with a person who you enjoy spending time with, you think about space… For me, it would probably be a cabin in the mountains with a fireplace, warm materials such as wood, a nice chair and a glass of wine… I want all of our customers to feel this way when they come to Bloomingdale’s – for it to feel warm and cozy.”
The result: A new golden age emerges, embracing the material of wood
One of the most iconic flooring patterns in the world is now reimagined in wood, redefining luxury retail flooring through immersive retail design and a customer experience centered on warmth, craftsmanship, and enduring elegance.
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