department store
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Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett and the late Vice Chairman Charlie Munger famously regretted their decision to buy a department store.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Macy’s faces declining department store views, but Bloomingdale’s comparable sales increased 7% last year.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
With its brass rails and swing doors it has the feel of an old-fashioned department store.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
La Perla will hold such an event at Harrods department store in London in May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The War Department hired women to pose as mannequins and stand in the windows of Norfolk’s Smith & Welton department store, their task to entice other women to apply for war jobs.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
