But not even that long ago, New York was a department-store town. Holiday shopping meant a trip uptown to Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, or Bergdorf Goodman, where baskets on the seventh ...

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 ...

Explanations for the poor performance of Australian department stores vary broadly. They have focused on the challenges of online competition, weak consumer sentiment and the influx of ...

Hudson’s Bay has permanently closed its department stores, ending 355 years of Canadian retail history and marking the ...

The Elmhurst History Museum’s newest exhibit, “Lost Chicagoland Department Stores,” opening Oct. 6, will honor the heyday of such Chicago area department stores as Marshall Field & Co ...

Rike’s Department Store was a downtown Dayton staple for decades. Here are some things to know about its history. The Early Years The Rike-Kumler company was established in downtown Dayton in 1853.

Goddard already had plenty of personal experience to draw upon for her 2022 book, “Lost Chicagoland Department Stores.” Now, the Elmhurst History Museum is displaying an exhibition based on ...

On Oct. 3, 1911, a new eight-story department store designed by Arthur John and Kurt Vonnegut Sr. opened at the southwest corner of Illinois and Market. It was a prime location, with the ...

Knoxville has had several beloved department stores throughout the years. Browse down memory lane with these long-gone stores. The first Rich's Department Store in Knoxville was a merger with the ...