Department stores once sold necessities. Now, many are struggling to remain in business amid the rise of online shopping.

The parent company of Saks, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman struggled with debt, designers and customers in recent years.

From Paris to New York, department stores are sharpening their focus on curated shopping experiences - ice-skating shows, ...

Retailers are trimming poor performing stores, not shutting down entirely. Nearly 300 locations are closing as chains cut ...

Can department stores evolve enough to regain relevance? It might take more than the magic of Macy’s. The reason could be encapsulated in one sobering sentence by Macy’s CEO Tony Spring: The chain had ...

Macy’s is entering A Bold New Chapter — at least that’s what it calls the strategy it announced on an earnings call Tuesday that was designed to reposition the company. To make that happen, the retail ...

This article, Who Will Bring Plus Size Luxury Fashion to the Department Store Floor? first appeared on The Curvy Fashionista ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover major developments in the retail industry. Major department stores are searching for a direction on how to operate in this ...

Back in February, American department store chain Macy’s announced it would be closing 150 stores as it plans on shifting its priority toward the marketing of its luxury items. It plans to close its ...

Generally considered the world’s first department store, Le Bon Marché in Paris spurred a retail revolution when it began its incredible expansion in the late 19th century. The stores that followed on ...

Our first story on memories of Delaware department store restaurants received such a big response, we decided to do it again.