The department store downturn of 2025 has continued into this year as every part of the sector, from discount to luxury, has been affected by closings or bankruptcies. Fashion executives have warned ...

Popular mall department stores have begun the year with restructuring plans, hoping to shed underperforming store locations and set themselves up for a productive and profitable year. Successful ...

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 ...

When was the last time you spent the afternoon at the mall shopping for pleasure?

This is shaping up to be a survival-of-the-fittest year for US department stores. Through interviews with shoppers, retail ...

The front-of-store collection of items under $10 could appeal to the department store’s financially constrained customers, but is it enough?

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 ...

According to a Facebook post by Coal Run Mayor Andrew Scott, JCPenney in the Weddington Plaza Shopping Center will re-open at 11 a.m. on Friday. The store closed following the February 2025 flood, ...