Department Stores

Frasers Group Could Purchase Debenhams Department Store Chain
Frasers Group Could Purchase Debenhams Department Store Chain
December 07, 2020  |  Retail

In a potential rescue arrangement that could grow its reach on the U.K. high street, Frasers Group said it is in talks to purchase the Debenhams department...

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Kohl’s Teams With Sephora To Launch In-Store Shops
Kohl’s Teams With Sephora To Launch In-Store Shops
December 01, 2020  |  Retail

Kohl’s and Sephora are partnering for a long term shop-in-shop strategy to enhance the selection of available beauty products. The “Sephora at Kohl’s” concept joins...

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Macy’s, Nordstrom, Other Department Stores Need Better Drama Quotient
Macy’s, Nordstrom, Other Department Stores Need Better Drama Quotient
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

It’s hard to find things to like about the department store sector these days. Macy’s reported earnings last week, and it didn’t help naysayers change...

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Dillard’s Surprises Department Store Sector By Posting A Profit
Dillard’s Surprises Department Store Sector By Posting A Profit
November 13, 2020  |  Retail

A department store reported a profitable Q3 this week. Really. The beleaguered sector, which has produced bankruptcies more than success stories, was redeemed by Dillard’s...

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Macy’s Invests In BNPL Firm Klarna
Macy’s Invests In BNPL Firm Klarna
October 06, 2020  |  Retail

Macy’s Inc. has become an investor in international payments and shopping service Klarna, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6) announcement. Klarna also announced that it...

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Manifesting Retail’s Week Of Revolution
Manifesting Retail’s Week Of Revolution
September 24, 2020  |  Retail

Retail, for all intents and purposes, has always been an interdependent system. Supply depends on demand; demand depends on supply; supply depends on the supply...

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Kohl’s Reduces Corporate Workforce By Approximately 15 Pct
Kohl’s Reduces Corporate Workforce By Approximately 15 Pct
September 16, 2020  |  Retail

Kohl’s Corporation decreased its corporate headcount by roughly 15 percent as it took different measures to “further align its cost base” in response to the...

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Macy’s Drops In Q2; Looks Ahead To Q4 With Polaris Strategy
Macy’s Drops In Q2; Looks Ahead To Q4 With Polaris Strategy
September 02, 2020  |  Retail

For Macy’s, second-quarter earnings showed better than expected numbers, but they also made it clear that the pandemic continues to be a draining factor –...

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Nordstrom, JCPenney See Continued Revenue Struggles
Nordstrom, JCPenney See Continued Revenue Struggles
August 26, 2020  |  Retail

The department store sector is in the middle of another tough week, as Nordstrom filed disappointing earnings on Tuesday (Aug. 25) and JCPenney investors look...

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