“Department stores are a well-established component of the retail landscape in the U.S. and are favored for the ability to buy items in many different categories in one location. However, after suffering sales declines during the recession, department store retailers are making changes to regain shoppers who may have traded down to alternate channels and/or reduced their overall spending on key categories sold at department stores. They are ...
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Department Stores Shopped
Reasons for Not Shopping at Department Stores
Shopping Frequency at Department Stores
Items Purchased at Department Stores
Attitudes Toward Department Stores
Innovations/Improvements Desired at Department Stores
Impact of Race and Hispanic Origin
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27th June 2013
“Revamping departments and offering new collections will create opportunities for existing and new customers to visit stores. Promoting exclusive items and modern collections can help generate store traffic and increase sales.” 
28th May 2013
"Alarm bells should have rung when Ron Johnson announced he was treating JCP “like a startup company”. Mass-market retailers – dependent on frequent, habitual custom - reposition themselves at their peril."
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How are department stores staying relevant in a crowded retail marketplace?
