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Rainbow Shops

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Rainbow Shops

1000 Pennsylvania Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11207-8417

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1000 Pennsylvania Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11207-8417

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BBB Rating & Accreditation

Accredited Since: 2/24/2020

Years in Business: 86

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Customer Reviews

1/5

Average of 5 Customer Reviews

Customer Complaints

92 complaints closed in last 3 years

46 complaints closed in last 12 months

BBB Rating & Accreditation

Accredited Since: 2/24/2020

Years in Business: 86

Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

Overview of BBB Rating

Overview

Rainbow is a fashion retailer offering affordable clothing, shoes and accessories for women, juniors, plus sizes and children.

Business Details

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Headquarters
1000 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207-8417

BBB File Opened:2/1/1991
Years in Business:86
Business Started:1/1/1935
Business Incorporated:10/6/1980
Accredited Since:2/24/2020
Type of Entity:Corporation
Alternate Business Name
  • Rainbow
  • Rainbowshops.com
Business Management
  • Mr. Jonathan Appel, CFO
Contact Information

    Customer Contact

  • Mr. David Cost, Vice President of Ecommerce & Digital Marketing
Additional Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Email Addresses

  • Customer Service

Customer Complaints

92 Customer Complaints

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Most Recent Customer Complaint
Complaint Type: Advertising/Sales Issues
Status: Answered
anonymous user
I purchased items from the site that are clearly not labeled correctly. They should be advertised as Juniors plus and they were not. The items compared to actual plus sizes are lacking in material by about 2 inches. It is a case of false advertising and I would like a refund. Also, another item I purchased from them was worn for less than 2 hours and acquired holes in the crotch. All I was doing was sitting around my home, so there was no cause for it.Read More

Customer Reviews

5 Customer Reviews

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How BBB Processes Complaints and Reviews

Most Recent Customer Review
anonymous user

yevettemakanda@yahoo.com

(1 star)

08/12/2020

I experienced the worst customer service of my retail therapy experience, in a Rainbow store in Dallas Texas yesterday. I returned some sandals that were too small that I had purchased the previous day. When asked if I'd worn them, I said no. That was true! The two clerks both talked to each other as if I wasn't in front of them, stating to one another that it looked as if I'd worn them. I asked them if they were calling me a liar and one of them took over the conversation and became argumentative with me. She said she wasn't calling me a liar, she was giving her opinion. Her tone was as if I had killed her mother in front of her. The hatred streamed from her eyes. When I told her we just have to agree to disagree, she snapped again and told me to "Just fill out the form!" In shock, I filled out the form and said, " So this is how you talk to people?" There were no customers in the store and I was planning on purchasing more than I returned. Of course I change my mind. I retired from ****** ****** as a commissioned sales person so one must know how appalling I found this vile transaction. I woke up thinking about this person at 5;00a.m. and how proud and powerful she spoke to me in such a disgusting manner. I have shopped at Rainbow since I moved to Dallas thirty years ago from Oregon. Never have I experienced such as this. Rainbow has got a lot of work to do. By the way, I was offered a $10.00 gift certificate as compensation for the verbal abuse I endured. No wonder **** ***** is doing so well. Signed, Bewildered in Dallas
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Business Details

This is a multi-location business.Need to find a different location?

Headquarters
1000 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207-8417

BBB File Opened:2/1/1991
Years in Business:86
Business Started:1/1/1935
Business Incorporated:10/6/1980
Accredited Since:2/24/2020
Type of Entity:Corporation
Alternate Business Name
  • Rainbow
  • Rainbowshops.com
Business Management
  • Mr. Jonathan Appel, CFO
Contact Information

    Customer Contact

  • Mr. David Cost, Vice President of Ecommerce & Digital Marketing
Additional Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Email Addresses

  • Customer Service

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