Department stores

Hong Kong’s Sogo department store refinances loan at last minute

About one-third of the plaza’s storefronts and offices are vacant, and hundreds of millions of dollars are needed to repair and replace its ageing sewer and water lines, parking garages and other infrastructure.

New owner of historic Kansas City shopping plaza pitches US$1.5 billion rescue plan

Target said it will make changes to the way it runs and oversees stores to improve the customer experience.

Target steps up store staffing, cuts about 500 other roles, CNBC reports

Saks has been rushing to plug its liquidity shortfall amid inventory and cash-flow pressures.

Saks in talks for US$1 billion bankruptcy loan to keep doors open

Shoppers outside a Saks Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, Dec 21, 2025. In June, Saks persuaded creditors to provide hundreds of millions of dollars more as part of a debt deal that reshuffled repayment priorities.

Saks mulls bankruptcy year after raising billions for turnaround

Isetan's outlet at Tampines Mall will close in November.

As department stores go on life support, can experiential shopping, sharpened curation save them from flatlining?

Many companies across sectors have been pulling back from DEI, with some dropping diversity-related hiring and promotion goals.

Kohl’s is latest retailer to move away from using DEI language

Alibaba, which owns a 99 per cent stake in Intime, expects to record a loss of about 9.3 billion yuan on its initial investment in Intime, it said.

Alibaba to sell department store chain Intime for 7.4 billion yuan

John Lewis has struggled in recent years after investing heavily to compete with online rivals at a time when a cost-of-living crisis has affected the incomes of its typically more affluent customers.

UK retailer John Lewis to bring back 100-year-old price pledge

Isetan supermarket in Westgate mall at Jurong East. The proposed privatisation will be achieved through a scheme of arrangement.

Japan’s Isetan Mitsukoshi looks to take Isetan Singapore private