Why Are Department Stores Disappearing? The Economics, Explained for Shoppers
US department store sales have fallen by roughly half since 2000 while e-commerce grew tenfold — what killed the middle, and where the survivors are hiding.
Retail
Reporting on the retail trade: formats from concept shop to outlet mall, how markups and sale calendars are set, resale and secondhand growth, the economics of returns, and what physical stores now do that screens cannot. Written for shoppers who want to understand the machinery behind a price tag.
How retail operates: store formats, markup structures, resale and outlet economics, seasonal sale calendars and the shift between counters and screens.