I'm ancient. About 20% of my wardrobe comes from Talbots. They're great for outerwear, shoes, dresses and jackets.
I'm not in love with their outlets which have become more "factory stores" with special merchandise as opposed to where they dump the Red Hanger merchandise that didn't sell. I do think the in-store sales have become more generous in their pricing.
I'm not going to worry until I start shopping Chico's exclusively.