Death of the department store: don’t just blame the internet, it’s to do with a dwindling middle class

Another of America’s great department store brands, Chicago’s Sears (dating from 1925), did the same a year ago.

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Times are tough for department stores all over.

In Britain, Debenhams – whose origins go back to the 18th century – went into administration in April. It has closed about …

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