Often, when a mall starts to lose shoppers, major tenants such as department stores leave.
But general stores, such as department stores, suffered a 1.3% drop in sales in March from the previous month.
So the more-discretionary segments of the retail sector such as department stores, florists, or clothing stores will suffer the most if consumers choose to hold on to their cash.
Founded in 1975, it sells its wares through its own retail stores and website as well as through luggage retailers, department stores and third-party websites such as Amazon.com Inc.
Bleak warnings have sounded from such broad-based supermarket groups as Carrefour in France and Metro in Germany, from Federated Department Stores in America and from specialists such as Dixons, a British electronics chain.
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Total online sales were up 15.5% from a year earlier, led by a 36% increase by websites of department stores such as John Lewis.
While top fashion executives at big department stores such as Saks and Neiman Marcus still get invitations, they aren't always in the front rows.
She said she bought new homes when she became bored with the old, and bought Versace and Chanel at fancy department stores such as Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue, often on credit.
Proffitt's now boasts 233 stores across the Southeast and Midwest, including such well-known regional department stores as Younkers, Parisian, McRae's, Herberger's and Proffitt's.
All major public and private facilities in the capital - such as subway stations, cinemas, department stores - have been asked to hold at least one drill by November.
Liz Claiborne plans to expand its high-end lines, such as Juicy Couture and Lucky Jeans, in department stores.
And the few expanding department stores that might replace Penney, such as Nordstrom Inc.
For a time, department stores insisted that their large beauty suppliers, such as Estee Lauder, do not sell their brands in Sephora.
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Some large department stores in London take euros and some other foreign currencies, such as the US dollar and the Japanese yen, but the official currency of the UK remains sterling.
The City currently stores and manages some data in a cloud solution, such as the Chicago Department of Aviation's data related to airline billing and building plan information as part of the Department of Buildings' E-Plan review system.
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In Germany, department stores are still icons of the inner city, despite the success of suburban discounters, such as Lidl and Aldi.
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