"I just stumbled across your Western Trails article done five years ago," writes Kirby Dale about my short history of a midcentury community in Southwest Austin. "Just to clarify, Westgate Mall, ...

Before online shopping and big-box domination, department stores were the heart of the American retail experience. In the 1970s, these stores offered everything from fashion and furniture to lunch ...

Bath & Body Works, Spencer's and Claire's are still around. But what about Waldenbooks, The Wall, Merry-Go-Round? Remember when the mall had three music stores, three book stores and endless clothing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about department stores; past and present. A racially diverse group of customers shop Baltimore's downtown shopping ...

A crowd gathers outside Herbst Department Store on May 23, 1922, for the retailer's "Dollar Day" sale. The store at 16 Broadway was a bustling center of activity for 90 years before it closed. Now, ...

“Shop till you drop” did not always mean “shop till your phone drops from your trembling, bargain-hunting hand.” For a very long while, “going shopping” in Los Angeles, especially for the holidays, ...