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 ...

"I just stumbled across your Western Trails article done five years ago," writes Kirby Dale about my short history of a midcentury community in Southwest Austin. "Just to clarify, Westgate Mall, ...

Bath & Body Works, Spencer's and Claire's are still around. But what about Waldenbooks, The Wall, Merry-Go-Round? Remember when the mall had three music stores, three book stores and endless clothing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about department stores; past and present. A racially diverse group of customers shop Baltimore's downtown shopping ...

Christmas shopping begins in earnest after Thanksgiving. Not only is it a tradition, it’s one of the biggest days of the year for retailers. The day after Thanksgiving in 1946, Enquirer photographer ...