Joanna's Lifestyle, the first slick furnishings store in Dumbo, opened last month at 1 Main Street.
While its impact on retail is unquestionable, from user reviews of products through to its persistence in developing a slick, global department store, Rayner points out that there has also been plenty of pain for Amazon's gain.
The bigger premier outlets may look slick, but smaller stores in the suburbs tend to be drab and unable to offer enough stock.
And the slick new 41st Street store seems to be working out fine.
The store looked slick and polished, and so did its saleswomen, who wore hip glasses and chunky jewelry.
Look for the graceful, slick Comme des Garçons store, or Taco-yaki Sake Akatan, a bar done in the naturalist wabi-sabi style that serves fresh, hot octopus balls.
Their slick inventions stuck to store shelves.
The stores have been described as slick, like high-end electronic stores.
And in the 1980's and 90's, designer-name outlet stores and slick catalogs began competing for shopping dollars.
The stores are slick, sassy places, with bold red and black tiles, dozens of humorous signs, and a menu of two dozen sandwiches, including several $4.50, eight-inch subs.
