However, it is still the department store that can feature new fashions and determine key trends.
When they started to think about registering, the department store model didn't feel right.
On Christmas Day, the department store said online sales peaked late in the evening.
Every time you open an account the department store is requesting your credit report.
When the department store went bankrupt in 1928, it was sold to the German engineering company AEG.
The trading association argue that the department store along with 19 other stores would increase out-of-town shopping.
Penney shares opened sharply lower this morning, after the department store chain reported truly disappointing quarterly figures.
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It is essential that he continues on his quest for a new format for the department store industry.
One problem: Kohl's enjoys a rich multiple of 27 times trailing earnings, 86% higher than the department store universe.
Instead, the department store opened its doors for holiday shoppers at 4 a.m.
Claiborne was the first designer to insist that her collection be placed together on the department store sales floor.
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Conversely, the department store seems to be relishing its connection with the tycoon.
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Sears Holdings recorded a second-quarter loss due to sagging sales and store closings, and the department store chain slumped 11.9% in early trading.
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He likened it to the management of Grace Brothers, the department store depicted in the TV sitcom Are You Being Served?
The economic environment has forced the department store to become more promotional.
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Katz came to the helm during 2010 when the department store was struggling to find its sweet spot with budget conscious shoppers.
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If the department store wants to pinch custom from discount retailers whose low prices attract bargain-hunters, it may hold sales more often.
Shares of the department store chain dropped 23.3% in the first quarter.
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Although it is most associated with the department store John Lewis, the application has been made by the developer Sprucefield Centre Ltd.
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Still, turning down the department store was the right move, says Robbins.
It now represents more than an eighth of the department store's sales.
In a recent article, I described the unique Spanish department store El Corte Ingles which is the only department store retailer in Spain.
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Sears Holdings, the department store chain controlled by billionaire Eddie Lampert, got a cold reception as traders returned to Wall Street Tuesday.
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The brand has expanded and is now one of the five or six power brands in the country in the department store channels.
So it may be profitable for the department store to promise not to hold sales more than, say, twice a year, if at all.
In 1985, the Egyptian Al-Fayed brothers won control of the House of Fraser in London and thus gained control of the department store Harrods.
The department store is attempting to revitalize its stale image, including brands like MNG by Mango and Sephora, and by purchasing the Liz Claiborne brand.
You whip out your Super Palladium card at the department store.
The department store's core customer remains over 35 and fiercely loyal.
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But when the department store left town, all that was threatened.
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