Department Stores

Believing In Macy’s Is Paying Off For Investors
Believing In Macy’s Is Paying Off For Investors
June 14, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon has had a very good year on the market, its stock price up 46 percent year on year, something that doubtlessly pleases those who...

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Redeveloping Malls With Apartments, Hotel And Restaurants
Redeveloping Malls With Apartments, Hotel And Restaurants
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

As anchor stores scale back their brick-and-mortar presence in malls, is their departure necessarily a big loss for shopping centers? Class A malls might, in...

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Selfridges Named Best Department Store In The World
Selfridges Named Best Department Store In The World
May 28, 2018  |  Retail

Selfridges has been named best department store in the world at the Global Department Store Summit in London. The two other finalists at the event,...

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Simon Says Mixed Use Is The New Wave Of Retail
Simon Says Mixed Use Is The New Wave Of Retail
May 24, 2018  |  Retail

With anchor stores like Sears and JCPenney closing more doors than they’re opening, what’s a shopping mall to do? For a growing number of mall...

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Morgan Stanley Downgrades Macy’s Stock
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Macy’s Stock
May 11, 2018  |  Retail

Following a downgraded rating from Morgan Stanley, Macy’s stock dropped more than 3 percent on Thursday (May 10). The investment bank had put an “underweight”...

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Macy’s Buys Themed Concept Store
Macy’s Buys Themed Concept Store
May 07, 2018  |  Retail

As it tests out new retail concepts such as pop-up shops, Macy’s has acquired a retail store in New York City that has a rotating...

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Consumer Convenience, Retail And Payments Disintermediation
Consumer Convenience, Retail And Payments Disintermediation
April 23, 2018  |  Innovation

Disintermediating the established intermediaries has become something of an art form in payments and retail these days. Physical retail is being disintermediated by a host...

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Why Macy’s Is Where Martha Stewart Wants To Be
Why Macy’s Is Where Martha Stewart Wants To Be
April 19, 2018  |  Retail

A lot has been written in recent years about everything that has gone wrong at Macy’s. The storied department store is a bit more than...

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How Co-Branded Credit Cards Evolved From The Early 1900s Department Store
How Co-Branded Credit Cards Evolved From The Early 1900s Department Store
April 03, 2018  |  Payment Methods

In the early 1900s, department stores came up with a novel idea to help their customers pay for their purchases: Customers could use metal plates —...

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