department store

When the residents of Saranac Lake, NY were faced with having a Super Wal-Mart put in, some 600 residents came together to open their own department store.

JDA Software may have to pay department store operator Dillard's $246 million in a dispute over a software licensing agreement, the company said Wednesday.

Shares of Dillard's Inc. soared in trading Monday after the department store operator reported strong gains for its fourth quarter.

Fitch Ratings raised its outlook for Bon-Ton Stores Inc. on Friday from "Negative" to "Stable," citing the department store operator's reworked credit agreement.

Don't count on a job selling sweaters at your favorite department store.

Kohl's says its fiscal second-quarter profit dipped 3 percent on higher expenses. But the department store operator posted higher sales and raised its full-year earnings outlook.

Department store operator Kohl's says its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 11 percent as same-store sales dropped, but results still topped analysts' estimates.

Department store Macy's Inc. and clothing maker Liz Claiborne reported wider losses for the first quarter on Wednesday because of charges tied to changes they are making as they try to streamline and respond to how people are shopping in the recession.