Nordstrom Sales Return to 2019 Levels Nordstrom reclaimed 2019‑level sales within a year after a $6.25bn take‑private (Bloomberg, Apr 2, 2026); margin and cash‑flow metrics will determine durability.

Nordstrom Sales Return to 2019 Levels: Nordstrom reclaimed 2019‑level sales within a year after a $6.25bn take‑private (Bloomberg, Apr 2, 2026); margin and cash‑flow metrics will determine durability. 👈 Read full analysis #Nordstrom #RetailNews #SalesGrowth #TakePrivate #DepartmentStores

Kohl's 'No Exceptions' Sale Ad
Recorded March 20, 1997 on ABC/WEWS 5 in Cleveland, OH
#Kohl's #departmentstores #sale #clothing #homeware #shopping #ABC #commercial

A spot of window shopping at Kendal Milnes, Deansgate in 1931. #Manchester #Shopping #DepartmentStores

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My latest column for the Post-Gazette weekly newspaper introduces you to historian/researcher Anthony Sammarco, who has written/and is writing over 80 books on various Boston-centric subjects, such as history, individual neighborhoods, businesses and more!

Good morning, my friend! Here’s my latest every-other-week column for Boston’s Post-Gazette newspaper. Meet Anthony Sammarco, #author of 80+ books about Boston’s #history, #neighborhoods, institutions, #foods, even #departmentstores - and that barely starts the list! (clic on pic to enlarge) 🗞️

Saks Global granted final approval for $1bn bankruptcy loan

On 20 February, department store group Saks Global, owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodmana and Neiman Marcus, received $1bn (£740m) in new funding after a US bankruptcy judge approved a loan to the company.

#Saks #Saksbankruptcy #departmentstores #fashionretailnews

An exterior entrance to a department store, bridged to the upper level from a parking garage. A covered canopy protects customers from the elements on the ground floor. Marshall Field's distinctive arches front the entrance.

Marshall Field's Forever.

Woodfield Mall ~ Shaumburg, IL

#departmentstores #retail #photography #architecture #stores #illinois #chicago #marshallfields

Walked through a JC Penney store for the first time in probably 20 years.

Pretty sure it’s just alternate-universe Kohls, right?

Same layout, same clutter, some different house brand names but otherwise Nothing distinctive.

#departmentStores

image from https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2021/01/fortune-magazine-part-4.html: ‘Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) played a seminal role in record cover design as the Art Director for Columbia Records, as well as other record companies - London, Decca and A&R Records. He also worked for clients including National Distillery, Schenly Distributors, as well as "Print" and "Fortune" magazines. When Steinweiss was appointed as art director at Columbia Records in 1938, there was no such thing as a record sleeve. Within a year of starting his new job he persuaded his bosses to invest $250,000 in the equipment needed to print on record packaging. No longer would records come in plain brown wrappers. Steinweiss created the ‘album package.’ It was an instant success, and created an entirely new field of illustration and design in the form of Album Cover Art.’

#Fortune for #DECEMBER 1945
‘Department Store’
#Illustration by Alexander Steinweiss (1917-2011)
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Cover of *Fortune*, Dec. 1945
#FortuneCover #illustrationart #illustrationartists #AlexanderSteinweiss #graphicdesign #departmentstores #retailindustry #ConsumerSpending

Historische warenhuizen uit de Belle Epoque in Caïro: Tiring, Sednaoui en Omar Effendi.

Historic department stores from the Belle Epoque era in Cairo. Tiring, Sednaoui and Omar Effendi.

#cairo #egypt #omareffendi #departmentstores #belleepoque #sednaoui #tiring

Omar Effendi, Cairo. Built 1905-1906 as a flagship department store after a design by French architect Raoul Brandon. Originally named Orosdi-Back, it was named Omar Effendi as of 1921.

#cairo #egypt #omareffendi #departmentstores #belleepoque

In its heyday Tiring's architecture rivaled its Parisian contemporary 'Aux Galleries Lafayette'. Even as the store passed from one hand to another, it was lovingly kept alive by its successive owners. It stands empty nowadays.

#cairo #belleepoque #tiring #departmentstores #architecturelovers

Department stores aren't dead yet: Macy's and Kohl's stocks rebound - Axios Department stores aren't dead yet: Macy's and Kohl's stocks rebound  Axios

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Can Pickleball Revive DTLA’s Former Macy’s? | Vernon Proper Ballers will open a West Coast flagship in Downtown LA’s Bloc. The concept is backed by Andrew Agassi, Sloane Stephens, David Blitzer and others.

Can Pickleball Revive DTLA's Former Macy's?

A new sports lounge concept called Ballers is set to open next year in the open-air shopping center The Bloc.

#dtla #blocdtla #retail #ballers #laretail #pickleball #departmentstores #macys #losangeles

A beautiful example of a dying breed of department stores: Jarrolds, having just celebrated its 200th anniversary at its current location in Norwich.

Photo of the Day:
Harrold, Norwich, Norfolk.
Photo of the Day:
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk.
#monochrome #blackandwhite #blacknwhite #architecture #streetphotography #storyofthestreet #fujifilm #fujixseries #fujifilm_xseries #Norwichcathedral #Norwich #Norfolk #departmentstores
#Jarrolds

B.C. Billionaire's Department Store Plan Faces Landlord Resistance in Canada | AI News Brew <p>TORONTO — B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu's ambitious plan to launch a new department store chain in former Hudson's Bay and Saks Canada locations is facing significant resistance from major Canadian lan...

B.C. Billionaire's Department Store Plan Faces Landlord Resistance in Canada
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#CanadianRetail #DepartmentStores #RubyLiu #HudsonsBay #CommercialRealEstate #RetailInnovation #UrbanDevelopment #EconomicRecovery

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It's not really economically practical for me to avoid retail chain specific apps completely, but I HAVE started to weaponize them against each other, using the app's shopping functions to compare prices between retailers, especially "sale" prices that are often higher that some store's regular […]

Unions, Residents Voice Opposition to Saks Beverly Hills Rehab The Beverly Hills Planning Commission moved discussion on Streetworks Development’s proposed Saks project to July as residents and labor voice opposition.

Unions, Residents Voice Opposition to Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills Rehab

#saks #beverlyhills #retail #departmentstores #retaildevelopment #redevelopment

#BlueSkyArtshow #Vibrant #EastCoastKin #Madrid #Spain #CorteIngles #Christmas #WeAreRoamers #TravelPhotography #Europe #Stores #DepartmentStores #Photography #PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky

Brief interview on CBC The National Sunday regarding the last day of business for Hudson's Bay including customer sentiment on this once mighty retailer #retail #hudsonsbay #endofanera #departmentstores #malls #employees #customers #canadianheritage
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The end of an era as Hudson's Bay closes its last stores today. Interviewed on CTV News Channel (clip to follow) Sunday to discuss the impact on Canadian retail #retail #hudsonsbay #endofanera #malls #employees #departmentstores

Was interviewed Friday evening on CTV News Channel (no clip available) to discuss the sale of 28 former Hudson's Bay leases to billionaire Weihong Liu who will open a new format department store concept in B.C., Alberta and Ontario #retail #hudsonsbay #leases #realestate #departmentstores #malls

Inside the unlikely reinvention of the Canadian department store — The Globe and Mail Surging in popularity, pickleball is an unlikely saviour of Canada’s giant empty retail spaces

Quoted in this The Globe and Mail article on current and potential uses of department store retail space #retail #malls #departmentstores #pickleball #cardealerships #condominiums #services
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Me with camera, my wife to my right. #SelfPortraitSunday #EastCoastKin #SaksFifthAvenue #NYC #DepartmentStores

#photography #urbanphotography #japan #osaka #umeda #departmentstores #city

The old Kresge's on Michigan and 2nd Street in Wayne in 1963. I never went to Kresge's but I know people who raved about it.

#Michigan #Shopping #DepartmentStores #Photography #History

unite and refocus on the rich motherfuckers...
#boomers, #classwar, #departmentstores, #generations, #kill, #millenials, #polarbears, #genz #genx

How Saks Global Aims to Shake Up Retailing The new company combining Saks and Neiman Marcus Group will be mainly led by the Saks team, but with many traditional functions stripped away.

A great pairing #luxury #departmentstores

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This is one of my favorite photos ever of the Detroit Hudson's store. It is a 1958 drawing from Life Magazine, outlaying every department inside of Hudson's at that time.

#Michigan #Detroit #Hudsons #Shopping #DepartmentStores #History #Art #LifeMagazine

Continuing with the Hudson's theme today, here is the entrance to the Detroit flagship location during Christmas in 1940.

#Michigan #Detroit #Photography #Shopping #Christmas #History #Hudsons #DepartmentStores

The Hudson's Basement Store in Detroit during the Christmas season in 1950. It's a stunning display from a bygone era of Michigan history.

#Michigan #Detroit #Photography #Shopping #Christmas #History #Hudsons #DepartmentStores