Department stores

John Lewis: can the department store compete with online retailers?

Struggling to compete with e-commerce giants, department stores have seen better days. John Lewis, the largest department store in the UK,…

Can Sergio’s social shopping revive Debenhams?

Debenhams has revealed a fall in domestic operating profit of 11 percent for its first half – a too familiar…

Department stores are stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to brands or own label

Department store giants Debenhams and House of Fraser have said they are reviewing their stable of private label clothing brands…

Retailers must use technology to address shopper frustrations

E-commerce is already huge and still growing fast. Retailers must focus on introducing useful technology in physical stores and not just…

Fancy footwork: Jimmy Choo’s menswear line boosts revenues

British high fashion designer Jimmy Choo, best known for its luxury shoes, saw its revenues jump 14.5 percent last year…

Online isn’t killing the great American department store, they’re committing suicide

Once an icon of modern retail, US department stores now seem to be in terminal decline. The impact of the…