Department stores once sold necessities. Now, many are struggling to remain in business amid the rise of online shopping.

PHILADELPHIA − A crowd waited outside Macy's for the doors to open on a cloudy, foggy Tuesday morning a couple of weeks before Christmas. Some were there to shop, but others, such as Bryan and Amanda ...

Rike’s department store was known for its decorations and activity around Christmastime. Many Daytonians may remember being enthralled by the animated store windows around the holidays. The iconic ...

The only place I saw a line was the café on the store's fifth floor, a utilitarian chain named Honeybrains that lacks the ...

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 ...

ELEC copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction ...

Three scale models of an iconic department store are to go on public display. Jacksons was founded in 1875, and its flagship store in Reading remained open until 2013. Now, scale models of three of ...

Across department stores, thousands of glimmering Christmas lights and extravagant window displays are doing the work to beckon in customers and brighten up a potentially gloomy season. Consumer ...