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Harvey Nichols Partners With Farfetch in Online Push

The department store will sell accessories and clothes through the platform as it looks to boost web sales and reach more customers online.

Retail

Harvey Nichols Partners With Farfetch in Online Push

The department store will sell accessories and clothes through the platform as it looks to boost web sales and reach more customers online.


Retail

Sales at John Lewis Hit by Snow Storm

The snow storms that blasted Britain last week also battered the department store chain, with weekly sales slumping more than 14 percent.

Retail

Sales at John Lewis Hit by Snow Storm

The snow storms that blasted Britain last week also battered the department store chain, with weekly sales slumping more than 14 percent.


Retail

Chinese Owner Plans to Sell House of Fraser Stake

Nanjing Xinjiekou plans to sell its majority stake in the troubled British department-store chain, adding to the upheaval on the UK's shopping streets.

Retail

Chinese Owner Plans to Sell House of Fraser Stake

Nanjing Xinjiekou plans to sell its majority stake in the troubled British department-store chain, adding to the upheaval on the UK's shopping streets.


Retail

Nordstrom Rejects Founding Family's Buyout Offer

A special committee at the retailer said the proposed price was inadequate and that it plans to terminate discussions unless the price offered was "substantially" improved.  

Retail

Nordstrom Rejects Founding Family's Buyout Offer

A special committee at the retailer said the proposed price was inadequate and that it plans to terminate discussions unless the price offered was "substantially" improved.  


Retail

Kohl's Sees Growth in Sales

It stood out against other department stores thanks to strong sales of Nike and Under Armour activewear, digital growth and new customers.

Retail

Kohl's Sees Growth in Sales

It stood out against other department stores thanks to strong sales of Nike and Under Armour activewear, digital growth and new customers.


Retail

Macy's Posts First Sales Gain in Three Years

The department store chain's quarterly sales gain shows it's making progress.

Retail

Macy's Posts First Sales Gain in Three Years

The department store chain's quarterly sales gain shows it's making progress.


Retail

Macy's Will Be the First Major US Department Store to Sell Hijabs

The chain plans to sell a collection of modest dresses, tops, cardigans and hijabs online.

Retail

Macy's Will Be the First Major US Department Store to Sell Hijabs

The chain plans to sell a collection of modest dresses, tops, cardigans and hijabs online.


Luxury

Forty Five Ten Enters New York

Launching in March 2019, the luxury multi-brand boutique's sixth outpost is a testament to the retailer's ambition to scale beyond secondary and tertiary American cities.

Luxury

Forty Five Ten Enters New York

Launching in March 2019, the luxury multi-brand boutique's sixth outpost is a testament to the retailer's ambition to scale beyond secondary and tertiary American cities.


Retail

Nordstrom, the Last Great American Department Store?

What was once a humble regional chain is now, to some, the great hope of multi-brand shopping in the US. But is Nordstrom’s fun-loving, high-low merchandising strategy enough to withstand the retail apocalypse?

Retail

Nordstrom, the Last Great American Department Store?

What was once a humble regional chain is now, to some, the great hope of multi-brand shopping in the US. But is Nordstrom’s fun-loving, high-low merchandising strategy enough to withstand the retail apocalypse?


Retail

Woolworths Falls as Australia's David Jones Clothing Sales Slow

Revenue increased by 2.5 percent in the second half of 2017, compared with 6.7 percent the previous year, while stock slumped as much as 9 percent.

Retail

Woolworths Falls as Australia's David Jones Clothing Sales Slow

Revenue increased by 2.5 percent in the second half of 2017, compared with 6.7 percent the previous year, while stock slumped as much as 9 percent.


Retail

‘Consumer Boom’ Proves Real as Holiday Retail Tops Estimates

While sales rose 5.5 percent to $691.9 billion during the holiday months, department stores like Macy's and J.C. Penney saw their shares decline.

Retail

‘Consumer Boom’ Proves Real as Holiday Retail Tops Estimates

While sales rose 5.5 percent to $691.9 billion during the holiday months, department stores like Macy's and J.C. Penney saw their shares decline.


Retail

Digitising the Sales Associate

Department stores and boutiques are using new digital technologies and training to amplify one of the things that still differentiates them from online competitors: their seasoned in-store sales associates.

Retail

Digitising the Sales Associate

Department stores and boutiques are using new digital technologies and training to amplify one of the things that still differentiates them from online competitors: their seasoned in-store sales associates.