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Kohl's (stylized in all caps) is an American department store retail chain, operated by Kohl's Corporation. It currently has 1,165 locations, operating stores in every U.S. state except Hawaii. The company was founded by Polish immigrant Maxwell Kohl, who opened a corner grocery store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1927.
Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, North Carolina, with nearly 300 locations in 16 states. Belk stores and Belk.com offer apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and a wedding registry.
- JCPenney. JCPenney has more than 600 department stores across 49 states and Puerto Rico, with each one offering an assortment of national, private, and exclusive brands at a variety of price points.
- Von Maur. The von Maur family opened its first retail location in Davenport, Iowa, in the late 1800s. Today, shoppers will find 37 Von Maur department stores in 15 states, each specializing in brand-name merchandise.
- Belk. Nearly 300 Belk department stores are found across 16 states, offering a range of products to meet customer needs, from clothing, shoes, accessories, and cosmetics to home furnishings.
- Macy's. Macy's, one of the largest American department stores by retail sales, operates hundreds of locations across the United States. The iconic flagship on Broadway and 34th Street alone has more than 1 million square feet of retail space, so shoppers can find a bit of everything to suit their needs.
Dillard's offers a wide range of clothing, shoes, handbags, cosmetics, beauty, bedding, lingerie, wedding registry items and more from top brands. Shop online or in-store and enjoy complimentary beauty services, exclusive products and Dillard's Cardmember benefits.
Nordstrom, Inc. (/ ˈ n ɔːr d s t r ə m /) is an American luxury department store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin in 1901. The original Wallin & Nordstrom store operated exclusively as a shoe store, and a second Nordstrom's shoe store opened in 1923.
Today, brick-and-mortar stores are only one facet of these omnichannel retail chains—each of which now offers varying degrees of e-commerce with in-store pickup and delivery options expedited by the COVID-19 pandemic. Department stores that sell food and cleaning products were deemed essential and able to stay open during the lockdown.
Find out the latest data and trends on the department store industry in the United States, including sales, store numbers, advertising spending, and consumer behavior. Compare the performance of leading department store chains such as Macy's, Kohl's, Nordstrom, and JC Penney.
