Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nikki Baird is a top global retail innovation and technology advisor. This week’s news continues the muddy waters of combined ...

After losing 17 stores since 2022, the iconic department store chain may not survive beyond this year's holiday shopping ...

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 ...

The landscape of American shopping is shifting beneath our feet. Department stores that once anchored malls and served as ...

Department stores are losing out on retail’s wins, teeing them up for owners to rethink or redevelop the large sites. Once considered a retail necessity to attract shoppers to sprawling malls, the ...

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

Macy’s, like other major department stores, has pared down its store footprint over the years. Former CEO Jeff Gennette early last year said the company had closed 170 locations since 2016 and was in ...

Iconic Dallas-based luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus will be sold to the parent company of rival Saks Fifth Avenue in a $2.65 billion deal, the two companies confirmed Thursday, a day after ...

Why is Isetan thriving in Tokyo while consolidating in Singapore? Its story holds lessons for all department stores. Read ...