Author and historian Leslie Goddard’s fascination with department stores runs in the family. Her grandfather was a department store lifer, working first for Marshall Field’s then Carson Pirie Scott.

The first object you see in “The History of Department Stores” at the City of Architecture and Heritage museum is a larger-than-life plaster caryatid. This draped female figure, familiar from ancient ...

The high ceilings and glowing lights make the broad aisles look otherworldly in the 1936 photograph. Below the lights, long rows of polished shelves offer precious commodities, meticulously staged to ...

Ladies in hats, gloves and suits surrounded by shopping bags. Friendly, familiar waitresses. Distinct decor. Tantalizing desserts. Many Americans, Delawareans included, have fond memories of dining in ...

Once, department store dining was more than practical, it was experiential as well. These restaurants used to be an even ...

Before online shopping and big-box domination, department stores were the heart of the American retail experience. In the 1970s, these stores offered everything from fashion and furniture to lunch ...

Walk up a marble double staircase, step off onto the second floor and follow the faint scent of perfume to the fragrance ...

In October, The Spokesman-Review wrote about how “The Strange Beautiful” author Carla Crujido is seeking stories from the Crescent and is calling on readers to submit their tales of the shopping mecca ...

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“Shop till you drop” did not always mean “shop till your phone drops from your trembling, bargain-hunting hand.” For a very long while, “going shopping” in Los Angeles, especially for the holidays, ...

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 ...

Almost any non-essential retailer can look like a hero in 2021, after the pain of 2020’s results. Department stores are no exception, with several reporting positive Q2’s in recent weeks. However, ...