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 ...

Back in the day, department stores were more than just occasional places to shop; they were a part of everyday life. From bargain hunting at Korvette’s to holiday shopping at Marshall Field’s, these ...

A couple hundred employees of the Baltimore department store Hochschild Kohn & Co. heard brothers Martin and Louis Kohn reveal the company had been sold to a little known Midwest investment firm on ...

Topps was a discount department store in the Rochester area during an era when there was an abundance of similar bargain-priced stores both here and nationwide. Boasting of having “more than 100 ...

They are the last word in convenience, offering everything under one roof, from shoes to soft furnishings, slap-up meals and even a haircut. Sheffield today has just one department store left standing ...

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.

The first South Bay History blog post I ever wrote way back in 2009 had as its subject the discount chain White Front, which opened a branch in Torrance in 1963. But Zodys discount department store ...

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