Before online shopping and big-box domination, department stores were the heart of the American retail experience. In the 1970s, these stores offered everything from fashion and furniture to lunch ...
Close your eyes for a second and step back to the 1940s. Specifically, New York City in the 1940s. Youre walking down the ...
The Golden Age of American Department Stores A period spanning from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, the ...
American department stores evolved from frontier dry goods dealers in the 1800s into elegant shopping palaces through 20th century and then declined as competition, new management and market forces ...
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 ancient ...
The American shopping experience has undergone many changes over the years, but the world’s first fully enclosed mall is still going strong.
A BELOVED UK department store is being transformed into a 92-bed hotel after 70 years of trading. The “outrageous” plans have ...