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 ...

Today, it's easy to go on a shopping spree without leaving your couch, but it wasn't long ago that shopping was an event, and heading to a fancy department store might even require getting dressed in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Author and historian Leslie Goddard’s fascination with department stores runs in the family. Her grandfather was a department store lifer, working first for Marshall Field’s then Carson Pirie Scott.

Department stores have just about everything you need from home goods to clothes to a meal after a long day of shopping, but you probably forgot this one.

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 ...

There was a time when stepping into a department store felt like entering a world of affordable luxury. In the 1960s, these spaces weren’t just places to shop — they were experiences, decked out with ...