Department stores are the hot new thing”—said no one in the last 20 years. Yet despite decades of closure headlines, plenty of these stores are still ringing up sales.

Wayfair is opening its first retail store in Ohio, a smaller-format location designed to test the company's shopping experience.The 70,000 location will be located at 1552 Gemini Place near the ...

Retail isn’t dying—it’s shifting. More than 900 stores are set to open in 2026, even as weaker locations close. Discount chains are leading the gro ...

Digital experiences have come a long way, but technology can’t replace in-store shopping, especially for specialty retail stores. “Stores are valuable assets,” Jon Copestake, EY Global consumer senior ...