WJON

Early Department Stores in St. Cloud; Part 1

As Macy's prepares to close in St. Cloud, historian Jim Grabinski recalls the rise and fall of iconic department stores, from ...
WJON

The History of St. Cloud Department Stores; Part 2

St. Cloud bids farewell to Macy's in Crossroads, reflecting on the lasting impact of department stores like Herbergers and ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The History of Department Stores’ Review: The Coming of Consumer Heaven

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 ...
AOL

What Happened to These Famous Department Stores From the ’70s?

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 ...
Axios on MSN

Quiz: How well do you know Chicago's department store history?

This week, Saks Fifth Avenue announced it was closing its Michigan Avenue store. The department store has been on the Mag ...

Downtown San Diego’s lost department stores: When shopping was an event

Before malls and online shopping, Fifth and Broadway was San Diego’s bustling retail hub, where shopping was a social event ...
MLive

A history of Ann Arbor’s old Kline’s Department Store and the Kline Lot

ANN ARBOR, MI — There’s been a lot of talk in Ann Arbor lately about the Kline Lot, or Kline’s lot as some call it. Named after the former Kline’s Department Store on Main Street, the nearly ...
The Sheboygan Press

A department store once stood where Sheboygan's Mead Public Library stands today.

SHEBOYGAN – In September 1927, the Sheboygan Dry Goods Company was organized when a long-term lease was arranged with J & W Jung Department store for its building at 726 N. Eighth St., which at the ...