The Valley Fair Mall claims it was the first enclosed mall built and opened in the United States. It's sign long outlived the mall itself.

Fashion is fickle. One day you're strutting down Fifth Avenue in everyone's must-have piece, the next you're rummaging through a clearance bin wondering where it all went wrong. The same goes for the ...

Overview: The geography of American retail has changed dramatically since the first luxurious department stores sprang up in nineteenth-century cities. Introducing light, color, and music to dry-goods ...