There was a time when stepping into a department store felt like entering a world of affordable luxury. In the 1960s, these spaces weren’t just places to shop — they were experiences, decked out with ...

After a century and a half, the American department store appears to be headed toward the grave. These glittering emporia that once drew crowds with fashion shows, concerts, and lavish holiday windows ...

A couple hundred employees of the Baltimore department store Hochschild Kohn & Co. heard brothers Martin and Louis Kohn reveal the company had been sold to a little known Midwest investment firm on ...

A racially diverse group of customers shop Baltimore's downtown shopping district in the early 1970s. There was a time when America’s department stores were powerful institutions. They were operated ...

Does anyone recognize what's happening in this photo from the archives of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette? Hint: The year was 1960. On Feb. 29, 1960, female employees of Pfeifers of Arkansas pretended ...

The Historical and Genealogical Society invites the public to step back in time to a 1950s-1960s department store toy department at its “Toys of Christmas Past” exhibit. Many members have graciously ...

Bigger and bigger stores -- Modernizing stores -- Service beyond the stores -- Parking for stores -- Branch stores -- Station wagon stores -- Stores in shopping centers -- Stores make the mall -- ...

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 ...