Department stores confront slow economy and online sales
Stan Alcorn May 15, 2013
It's a big week for department-store earnings. How are they faring in the stutter-step economic recovery?
Martha Stewart, Macy's & the meaning of 'store'
Sally Herships Mar 6, 2013
The court battle pitting Macy’s against J.C. Penney and Martha Stewart turns a simple idea -- a store -- into a legal and philosophical quagmire.
Martha Stewart back in court
David Weinberg Feb 25, 2013
The designer Martha Stewart gave Macy's exclusive rights to her product line and then partnered with JC Penney for a Martha Stewart boutique. Now Macy's is suing.
Petitioners urge Macy's to dump Trump
Stacey Vanek Smith Nov 13, 2012
Angered by his political stunts and comments, petitioners urge Macy’s to end its Trump products and fire him as a pitchman.
Macy's new brands aim at younger shoppers
Adriene Hill Oct 19, 2012
The department store looks back -- to icons including Marilyn Monroe and Madonna -- to attract shoppers in their teens and 20's.
Macy's opens its doors to Toys R Us
Dan Gorenstein Oct 11, 2012
The toy retailers will set up shop in two dozen stores for the holiday season.
Shoes are the heart of department stores
Mark Garrison Aug 14, 2012
Macy's has opened the biggest shoe section in the world. Like other New York department stores, Macy's sees shoes as the hook for women shoppers.
Consumers still spending despite economic worries
Jeremy Hobson May 9, 2012
Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones, discusses why profits are up at Macy's given all the things weighing on consumers, and the latest earnings from Toyota and Disney.
The head of Macy's on Black Friday and the future of retail
Jeremy Hobson Nov 25, 2011
The National Retail Federation says 152 million Americans will be hitting the stores this weekend, which seems odd in an economy that's saddled with high unemployment and lots of consumer debt.
