First read "R.I.P., department stores? Not yet (Links to an external site.)." If the link does not work, you may search for the article with the following information:
Phil Wahba, "R.I.P. department stores? Not yet," Fortune, August 12, 2014.
Post: In general, how are department stores doing? Do you find that you shop less in department stores than 2 years ago? Why/Why not? If the department store format ceases to exist, what will replace it?