This week, Macy’s attracted the attention of activist investors. Again. Just a few months after fending off a bid from activist investors Arkhouse Management and …
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Inside Department Stores’ Plans to Bring Beauty Customers Back
It was a bit like seeing an old friend who was also clearly a zombie — a mix of familiarity, affection and horror — when …
Bloomingdale’s CEO on the Future of American Department Stores
About a year into his tenure as Bloomingdale’s chief executive, Olivier Bron knows what’s ailing American department stores: too much focus on financial returns, and …
The Debrief | Can Department Stores Save Themselves?
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LVMH’s Head of Sephora, Department Store Division to Leave
The head of LVMH’s business unit that operates the Sephora beauty chain and Parisian department stores is leaving the luxury group. Chris de Lapuente is …
US Labor Department Reaches Out to Employer Group Amid Possible Port Strike
The US Department of Labor has reached out to the United States Maritime Alliance ahead of a possible ports strike on the East Coast and …
Can Saks, Neiman Marcus and Amazon Save the American Department Store?
The merger of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus represents the most dramatic change to the American department store landscape since the formation of Macy’s …
Taylor Swift’s ‘Fortnight’: Unpacking the 13 Layers Of Meaning Behind ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Fashion
Bow, circa 1925, in a choker decidedly similar to the one Swift wears in “Fortnight”. Eugene Robert Richee/Getty Images It’s Bow, too, who gave rise …
Taylor Swift Comes for Kim Kardashian in The Tortured Poets Department Song ‘thanK you aIMee’
Taylor Swift is not known for being subtle—just ask Jake (or John, or Joe, or…you get the idea). So when The Tortured Poets Department: The …
Innovation Won’t Save Department Stores. The Right Products Will.
For Terry Lundgren, a former CEO of Macy’s, talk of the possible extinction of department stores is a tale as old as time. Lundgren joined …
Is India the Next Frontier for Luxury Department Stores?
Galeries Lafayette will make history as the first European department store of its kind to enter India next year with a branch in Mumbai. Showcasing …
Hailey Bieber Channels Zendaya in the Bob Department
When Hailey Bieber got her bob cut, the style quickly became one of the year’s most popular hair trends: blunt and super low-maintenance. The model …
What American Retailers Can Learn From European Department Stores
Neri Karra walked into a Macy’s in Washington, DC, last month and was surprised at just how different it was from the department stores in …
Selfridges Chief to Step Down as Department Store Changes Hands
Anne Pitcher, who has served as Selfridges Group managing director since 2019, said she will leave the company at the end of the year in …