Before the nationwide influx of suburban malls and the convenience of online shopping, there was a golden age of American department stores. More than merely local shopping hubs, these ostentatious ...

A new women’s clothing boutique is opening in Lancaster city. Co-owned by Emmalyn Love and Vivian Kendall, Lovi Boutique is the duo’s first brick and mortar store. The 2,040-square-foot shop at 325 N.

Long-gone department stores like Ohrbach’s, Gimbels, E.J. Korvette, Times Square Stores and others sold us our prom dresses, our first big-boy shoes, our refrigerators, toys, TVs and riding mowers.

In “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue,” Julie Satow celebrates the savvy leaders who made Bonwit, Bendel’s and Lord & Taylor into retail meccas of their moment. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an ...