Read more department stores stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17304/department-stores.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:25:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71755/harrods-now-selling-gold-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's most over-the-top department store has taken bling to a new level. Beginning today, shoppers at Harrods, the London emporium owned by Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed, can buy gold bars and coins over the counter. The store has teamed with a Swiss bank to arrange for customers to purchase...http://www.newser.com/story/71755/harrods-now-selling-gold-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 5:05:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66750/dowdy-jcpenney-tries-to-take-manhattan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJCPenney recently invaded Manhattan, “and the most frequent question on New York’s collective lips seems to be: Why?” writes Cintra Wilson in the Times. “Why would this dowdy Middle American entity waddle into Midtown in its big old shorts and flip-flops without even bothering to update its ancient Helvetica Light...http://www.newser.com/story/66750/dowdy-jcpenney-tries-to-take-manhattan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 13:21:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64457/desperate-in-july-sears-looks-to-santa-for-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSears is taking the “Christmas in July” trope to a whole new level. With June retail sales tumbling, the company is looking for a boost by selling actual Christmas products, Time reports. Soon, 372 Sears stores will roll out displays hawking tree ornaments, stocking stuffers, and other decidedly off-season wares....http://www.newser.com/story/64457/desperate-in-july-sears-looks-to-santa-for-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 10:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56328/designers-fight-store-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDepartment-store sales may woo bargain shoppers, but they turn off the high-end base luxury designers cater to, Christina Binkley writes in the Wall Street Journal , and cut into those designers’ profits and brand control. Discounts last Thanksgiving set off a chain reaction that collapsed high-end retail’s pricing structure. “That’s not...http://www.newser.com/story/56328/designers-fight-store-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 9:33:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45447/cops-find-5-bombs-in-paris-dept-store.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench police found and disarmed five explosive devices this morning at one of Paris's biggest department stores, reports the BBC. The Printemps store, on one of the capital's best known shopping streets, was evacuated and cordoned off after a group calling itself the Afghan Revolutionary Front warned the AFP news...http://www.newser.com/story/45447/cops-find-5-bombs-in-paris-dept-store.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 6:01:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42008/staggering-slowdown-hits-retail-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetail sales plummeted last month ahead of the holiday shopping season—which threatens to be the worst in decades, the New York Times reports. The downturn ran the gamut from upscale department stores to shops like the Gap. Neiman Marcus saw a 28% drop compared with the same month last...http://www.newser.com/story/42008/staggering-slowdown-hits-retail-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 6:04:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40267/bankrupt-mervyns-goes-belly-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMervyn's will be closing all of its 149 stores before the end of the year and holding huge going-out-of business sales, the Bay Area's Daily Review reports. The California-based department store chain filed for bankruptcy in July and had been fruitlessly scrambling for a sale or a deal with landlords...http://www.newser.com/story/40267/bankrupt-mervyns-goes-belly-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Oct 2008 6:39:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34130/boscovs-files-for-chapter-11.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe troubled department store chain Boscov's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, becoming the latest victim of the harsh consumer spending environment. The Reading, Pa.-based chain said it will close 10 of its 49 stores, citing sluggish consumer spending and credit issues—and acknowledging that some of its...http://www.newser.com/story/34130/boscovs-files-for-chapter-11.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Aug 2008 14:18:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21619/retailers-expressing-gratitude.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday's slow economy has sparked more retailers to thank shoppers with bouquets and personal notes, Portfolio reports. Common for big spenders, such thank-yous are now mailed to regular shoppers too—like one reporter who bought two shirts and a jacket at Nordstrom. "Our salespeople build relationships with their customers by...http://www.newser.com/story/21619/retailers-expressing-gratitude.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 13:58:59 CDT