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How Korea’s big 3 department stores are killing it right now
Inflation and a recovery in the apparel category have the big 3 of Korean department store retail carrying on where they...

Why department stores can’t ignore the lure of grocery
A fresh grocery offer does present some risks for larger retailers, but could the pros outweigh the cons?

Department stores slash and burn their way to profit
Myer, Target and other retailers finished FY19 in the black, but at what cost?

David Jones launches chic womenswear level at Elizabeth Street
Third floor houses personalised styling services, as well as local and global brands.

Department stores are facing an existential crisis
What is the purpose of a department store in 2019?

Debenhams secures $72 million loan to refinance business
Department store takes first step in refinancing process.

Debenhams chairman out, CEO off board after trading update
Struggling department store faces board shake-up after sales drop.

Marks & Spencer to close 100 stores by 2022
UK department store accelerates transformation amid declining sales and profit

So what’s the game plan now for Myer?
Retreating to the defensive ground of ‘glorified Kmart’ out of fear, deeply entrenches the very problems that are killin...

David Jones launches new food strategy in Melbourne
Department store retailer continues roll-out of $100m strategy.

David Jones half-year profit slumps over 37 per cent
“Particularly difficult” first quarter takes toll on department store retailer.

Myer once stood for the aspirational middle class but now it’s lost sight of who its customers are
How can a retail brand like Myer be as desirable today, as it was in the past?

A rocky half for local retailers
The halfway mark of FY18 is looming as a watershed period for the retail industry in Australia.

Clothes concerns as food rises in latest spending figures
Mixed bag for retail sector according to latest ABS data.

Myer beats landlord’s litigation over Chadstone payments
Court decides in department store retailer's favour.

Woolworths takes $713m hit on David Jones writedown
"Poor or delayed execution in certain key initiatives" forces retail giant to slash company's value.