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 ...

After a century and a half, the American department store appears to be headed toward the grave. These glittering emporia that once drew crowds with fashion shows, concerts, and lavish holiday windows ...

A racially diverse group of customers shop Baltimore's downtown shopping district in the early 1970s. There was a time when America’s department stores were powerful institutions. They were operated ...

There's something about sitting at a lunch counter that younger generations just don't get. Sure, we have food courts now.

Does anyone recognize what's happening in this photo from the archives of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette? Hint: The year was 1960. On Feb. 29, 1960, female employees of Pfeifers of Arkansas pretended ...

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 ...

The Historical and Genealogical Society invites the public to step back in time to a 1950s-1960s department store toy department at its “Toys of Christmas Past” exhibit. Many members have graciously ...

Christmas shopping begins in earnest after Thanksgiving. Not only is it a tradition, it’s one of the biggest days of the year for retailers. The day after Thanksgiving in 1946, Enquirer photographer ...

Does anyone recognize what's happening in this photo from the archives of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette? Hint: The year was 1960. On Feb. 29, 1960, female employees of Pfeifers of Arkansas pretended ...