Department Stores Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Global department store sales are expected to reach $839 billion by 2018. A majority of those sales will come from developing economies.

The retail world for department stores is evolving. As developing countries are entering better economies, new department stores are being built. Because of the popularity of online shopping, department stores are building their websites to share the success.

Department stores are also changing their layout and inventory. In most department stores you can now find a variety of goods besides clothes, including: shoes, jewelry and accessories, cosmetics, glasses, children’s products, glasses, and even home goods. Some department stores are fitting in restaurants and food courts to push consumers to stay longer on premises.

Different regions in the world have majority in categories. Asia-Pacific dominates global retail sales, while North American dominates per-capita retail spending.

MarketResearch.com’s collection of market research studies on department stores in the consumer goods and retailing industry will help you stay competitive and grow in this healthy market. We offer a full array of studies on subjects ranging from department store’s layout and design to specific store segments in the market, including discount, specific inventory based clothing, and select stores. Also is a full library of country-specific studies for retail in different nations.

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Department Stores Industry Research & Market Reports

  • Department Stores in Greece

    ... to closed for an extended period during the first lockdown in spring 2020, demand was also undermined by restrictions on movement, a sharp decline in inbound tourism and the economic shock of the pandemic. Moreover, ... Read More

  • Department Stores in Vietnam

    ... June, the channel was deemed non-essential and therefore subject to mandatory closure. In addition, restrictions on immigration during the health crisis caused a decline in tourism, which contributed largely to the sales decline. Euromonitor International's ... Read More

  • Retailing in Australia

    ... the industry compares to the disruption caused by the emergence of the pandemic. However, unlike many other developed markets, restrictions put in place to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in Australia were not implemented ... Read More

  • Retailing in Austria

    ... destinations), which led to reduced spending in non-essential retailing categories. Nevertheless, home seclusion measures were less drastic and non-essential outlets closures were shorter when compared with 2020 allowing consumers to make use of opportunities to ... Read More

  • Department Stores in Australia

    ... national lockdown in April resulted in significantly lower footfall in stores. Even though the Delta variant resulted in lockdown restrictions across key states such as New South Wales and Victoria, department stores witnessed a partial ... Read More

  • Department Stores in China

    ... the channel showed dynamic recovery in 2021, far exceeding the pre-pandemic level of sales. Foot traffic returned to stores as the impact of the pandemic lessened and social distancing measures were relaxed. Meanwhile, with the ... Read More

  • Department Stores in Austria

    ... store in Graz remain the only department stores in the country, being the only such outlets that meet the narrow category definition (mostly to do with selling space and product mix). Kastner & Öhler also ... Read More

  • Retailing in Morocco

    ... store-based retailing and non-store retailing on the other. During 2020, the leading modern grocery retail channels – supermarkets, hypermarkets and discounters – saw a surge in demand, as local consumers stocked up on essentials – ... Read More

  • Retailing in Belgium

    ... the year due to the relatively low penetration of e-commerce in total retailing compared with neighbouring countries; increasing consumer confidence with shopping online; and strong infrastructure improvements (online shops’ designs, payment methods, delivery policies... Euromonitor ... Read More

  • Department Stores in Belgium

    ... life restrictions, the channel recovered partially in 2021 thanks to the gradual recovering of footfall during the year. Euromonitor International's Department Stores in Belgium report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. ... Read More

  • Department Stores in Morocco

    ... Lockdown measures meant that department stores were closed for an extended period during 2020. Even after they reopened, many consumers were reluctant to make discretionary purchases due to the economic shock of the pandemic. Demand ... Read More

  • Department Stores in South Africa

    ... March 2020 in response to the pandemic, which translated into up to ZAR2 billion in financial loss, a condition that exacerbated an already precarious financial condition that led to Retailability Group acquiring Edcon's Legit brand ... Read More

  • Retailing in France

    ... the spring of 2021, acceleration of the vaccination programme in August, ongoing strong growth of e-commerce and ongoing limited expenditure on services most notably travel and tourism and cars with the latter experiencing a strong ... Read More

  • Department Stores in France

    ... channels within store-based retailing from the pandemic over 2020-2021. The impressive recovery from June 2021 to December 2021 failed to offset the total collapse in sales in 2020. For instance, from March 2020 to June ... Read More

  • Retailing in South Africa

    ... trend translating into a stagnating unemployment rate and low spending confidence. The industry was also affected by the emergence of the Beta and Delta variants which led to the reinstatement of stricter curfews and a ... Read More

  • Department Stores in the United Arab Emirates

    ... rates, as did the current value sales of airlines, lodging, car rental and travel intermediaries. The turnaround was underpinned by improvements in the epidemiological conditions and the easing of COVID-19 restrictions at home and abroad. ... Read More

  • Retailing in the United Arab Emirates

    ... previous year fuelled high levels of discretionary spending, and strong hiring resumed amongst firms based in the country, easing some of the middle class jitters that were prevalent even amongst those with a steady income. ... Read More

  • Department Stores

    ... include JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears (all based in the US), as well as Debenhams and Marks & Spencer (UK), El Corte Ingles (Spain), Galeria Kaufhof (Germany), Galeries Lafayette (France), Hudson's Bay Co (Canada), and Isetan ... Read More

  • Retailing in South Korea

    ... home seclusion, recording another year of double-digit current value growth in 2021, while store-based retailing witnessed marginal growth, failing to recover to pre-pandemic levels due to the accelerated digital shift. Euromonitor International's Retailing in South ... Read More

  • Department Stores in South Korea

    ... local consumers have spent disposable income saved from such leisure activities on luxury goods. For instance, luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior recorded double-digit revenue growth in 2020 despite the closure of ... Read More

  • Retailing in South Korea

    ... home seclusion, recording another year of double-digit current value growth in 2021, while store-based retailing witnessed marginal growth, failing to recover to pre-pandemic levels due to the accelerated digital shift. Euromonitor International's Retailing in South ... Read More

  • Department Stores in South Korea

    ... local consumers have spent disposable income saved from such leisure activities on luxury goods. For instance, luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior recorded double-digit revenue growth in 2020 despite the closure of ... Read More

  • Department Stores, Including Discount Department Stores Industry (U.S.): Analytics, Extensive Financial Metrics, Benchmarks Against Averages and Top Companies Within Its Industry, and Revenue Forecasts to 2028, NAIC 452100

    ... numbers, growth rates and forecasts that will save countless hours of research. Key Findings: Department Stores, Including Discount Department Stores Industry (U.S.) to reach $172,091 million by 2028. Department Stores, Including Discount Department Stores Industry ... Read More

  • Department Stores in Chile

    ... by Chileans to buy a wide range of products from apparel to home furnishings, department stores have been able to capitalise in 2021 on established relationships formed over the years. 2021 saw a slow normalisation ... Read More

  • Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) Industry (U.S.): Analytics, Extensive Financial Metrics, Benchmarks Against Averages and Top Companies Within Its Industry, and Revenue Forecasts to 2028, NAIC 452111

    ... numbers, growth rates and forecasts that will save countless hours of research. Key Findings: Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) Industry (U.S.) to reach $65,032 million by 2028. Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) Industry ... Read More

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