Department Stores

Canada's number one department store retailer, Hudson's Bay Company, is also Canada's oldest corporation.

Debenhams Plc is one of the United Kingdom's longest continuously operating clothing and goods retailers.

House of Fraser PLC bills itself as the United Kingdom's leading retailer of designer brands--the department store…

Carson Pirie Scott & Company is a regional department store chain, operating 51 stores in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota,…

England's fourth largest department store group, Allders plc, operates 40 department stores under the Allders…

Organized in 1868, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) claims the distinction of being the first full-line…

Bloomingdale's Inc.

Kaufhof Warenhaus AG, the group of retailing and service companies formerly known as Kaufhof Holding AG, was born from…

Koninklijke Vendex KBB N.V., or Royal Vendex KBB N.V., is the leading non-food retailer in the Netherlands.

Harrods Holdings represents one of the most prestigious names in shopping history, operating the famed Harrods…

Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated is a national retailer with more than 400 stores in 43 states.

A venerable department store operator for more than a century, The Bon Marché, Inc.

Belk, Inc., is the largest privately held department store chain in the United States.

With 65 stores in ten Mid-Atlantic states ranging from South Carolina to New York, Peebles Inc.

Active throughout Germany and in the Netherlands, AVA AG (Allgemeine Handelsgesellschaft der Verbraucher AG) is one of…

One of the oldest retail chains in the Pacific Northwest, Meier & Frank Co.

Marks and Spencer p.l.c.

Marshall Field's, a division of Target Corporation, is a major mid-market to upscale department store chain operating…

Maus Frères SA is one of Switzerland's largest retail groups.

Maus Frères SA is one of Switzerland's largest retail groups.

Nordstrom, Inc.

The name "Saks" is known throughout the retail world, synonymous with luxurious haute couture.

Target Corporation is the fourth largest retailer in the United States, operating 1,556 stores in 47 states.

Gottschalks, Inc.

As Japan's largest department store company, Mitsukoshi Ltd.

Younkers, Inc.

Galeries Lafayette S.A.

With a network of more than 870 full-line department stores and 1,300 freestanding specialty stores in the United…

Hankyu Corporation is one of Japan's largest private railway operators.

Crowley, Milner & Company is the owner and operator of ten different specialty department stores throughout the eastern…

One of the grand names in the history of the department store, Selfridges Plc has undergone a facelift in the late…

Matsuzakaya Company Ltd.

Boscov's Department Stores, Inc., operates one of the last remaining full-service department stores, featuring men's,…

Early 1940s:Arthur Beerman begins opening several neighborhood "Cotton Shops" in Dayton.

With over 1,200 stores in all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Chile, J.C.

Mercantile Stores Company, Inc., a traditional department store retailer, operates over 100 primarily fashion apparel…

In its third generation under family management, Schottenstein Stores Corp.

Through its core publishing arm, Harcourt General, Inc.

Under the dynamic leadership of R.

R.H.

Saks Inc., formerly Proffitt's, Inc., is one of the largest operators of department stores in the United States.

Solo Serve Corporation is a Texas-based chain of off-priced or discount retail stores offering a wide array of…

Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd.

Karstadt Quelle AG is the product of the 1999 merger between German retail powerhouse Karstadt Aktiengesellschaft and…

Takashimaya Company, Limited is the oldest and one of the largest department store retailers in Japan.

Coles Myer Ltd.

Kaufring AG is the leading German wholesale organization for mid-sized independent department stores and special…

Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.

Burdines, Inc., a subsidiary of Federated Department Stores, operates more than 50 upscale department stores, providing…

With over 400 department stores in 33 states and a burgeoning direct-to-customer retail business, Federated Department…

The Bon Ton Stores, Inc.

Isetan Company Limited is one of Japan's leading department store companies, particularly noted for its merchandising…

Known for more than 50 years as British Home Stores, Bhs plc ranks among the United Kingdom's largest department store…

Located in the Vendée, in the northwestern region of France, Fleury Michon S.A.

Based in Italy, Gruppo Coin S.p.A.

Michael C.

Marui Company Ltd.

Jacobson Stores Inc.

El Corte Inglés, S.A.

The largest trading company in Finland, Kesko Ltd.

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is a government agency within the Department of Defense that operates…

Sears Roebuck de México, S.A.

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) operates various types of retail outlets for the benefits of Naval…

Hankyu Department Stores, Inc.

With more than 550 stores in 12 countries across Europe, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) has quickly become one of the…

Mervyn's California, owned by retail giant Target Corporation, operates 267 department stores in 14 states.

Caldor Inc.

A regional retailer with a unique merchandise mix, G.I.

SPAR Handels AG is Germany's seventh largest company active in grocery wholesale and retail with a market share of…

The FNAC chain of retail stores is France's leading purveyor of what the company refers to as "cultural goods." The…

The Seiyu, Ltd.

A pioneer in the discount store industry, Hills Stores Company is the eighth-largest general merchandise discount…

Pubco Corporation is a diversified company with an unusual mix of interests.

The Bradlees Discount Department Store Company is a leading discount retailer in the Northeast.

Ames Department Stores, Inc.

Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, and located throughout suburbs and secondary markets in 24 states in the South,…

One of the leading specialty retailers in Canada, Dylex Limited operates five retail chains that cater to distinct…

Stein Mart Inc.

Dayton Hudson Corporation operates the well-known Target discount stores, Mervyn's moderately priced retail stores, and…

Since its founding in 1970, New World Development Company Limited has been a leader in Hong Kong's bustling commercial…

Venture Stores Inc.

Early 20th century:[fs54]Choju Nishikawaya opens a footwear store in Nudge, the largest city in Chubu.

Indeed, success continued into the late 1990s due in part to the company's diversification efforts and its aggressive…

Pinault-Printemps-Redoute S.A.

TVI, Inc.

GIB Group, Belgium's top retailer, is active in four sectors: supermarkets and hypermarkets; do-it-yourself (DIY) home…

Les Boutiques San Francisco, Inc.

Grupo Carso, S.A.

Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A.

With its British Home Stores (Bhs) and Mothercare chains, Storehouse PLC ranks among the United Kingdom's top ten…

The name Neiman Marcus is practically synonymous with upscale retailing in the United States.

Kohl's Corporation is one of the largest discount department store chains in the United States, with more than 230…

One of the largest retailers in the world, Metro AG is a Düsseldorf-based holding company formed through the 1996…