PHILADELPHIA − A crowd waited outside Macy's for the doors to open on a cloudy, foggy Tuesday morning a couple of weeks before Christmas. Some were there to shop, but others, such as Bryan and Amanda ...

Rike’s department store was known for its decorations and activity around Christmastime. Many Daytonians may remember being enthralled by the animated store windows around the holidays. The iconic ...

Walk up a marble double staircase, step off onto the second floor and follow the faint scent of perfume to the fragrance counter. You may be tempted to shop but, our apologies, your credit card is no ...

Author and historian Leslie Goddard’s fascination with department stores runs in the family. Her grandfather was a department store lifer, working first for Marshall Field’s then Carson Pirie Scott.

ELEC copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction ...

Three scale models of an iconic department store are to go on public display. Jacksons was founded in 1875, and its flagship store in Reading remained open until 2013. Now, scale models of three of ...