Department Store

While Nordstrom performed modestly better than many other department stores over the course of the crisis, the overall gap between it and the rest was relatively slight.

The end is in sight for the 58-year-old Pier 1 Imports. 

Brick-and-mortar stores across the country, from Nordstrom to REI, are reopening with limits on customer capacity.

J.C. Penney is reopening more stores that were closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic as it also gets ready to permanently shutter some of those locations.

An Amazon acquisition of J.C. Penney makes sense from a technology standpoint – including one non-obvious benefit.

L Brands is shrinking the store portfolio of its struggling Victoria’s Secret division. 

Brooks Brothers Group has found a champion.

The Urban Land Institutes latest Real Estate Economic Forecast shows that investors have less to worry about than they did during the recession of 2008 — unless they happen to have large holdings in hotels or retail.