Market Navigators/Market OutlookUS Department Stores—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: Softness To Continue, Despite Beauty Outperformance Sunny Zheng, Analyst Sector Lead: Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research December 11, 2024 Reasons to ReadThe Coresight Research Retail 2025 series of reports looks ahead to the prospects for retail next year, exploring key trends by geography (namely, the US, the UK, China and India) and sector. This report, one of our Retail 2025 Sector Outlooks, presents directional market insights and themes to watch in US department store retailing. We touch on sustainability, store closures, private-label offerings, expansive business models and more. Companies mentioned in this report include: Fashionphile, JCPenney, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Sephora Other relevant research: All Coresight Research Retail 2025 reports Retail 2025 Sector Outlooks: Ebook Department Stores in Focus—Kohl’s and Macy’s Lead the Way: US Consumer Survey Insights Market Navigator: US Department Stores—Softness Ahead Despite Opportunities in Experiences and Alternative Models All Coresight Research coverage of department stores Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Purchase this report. Buy Now This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Agentic Commerce: How Retailers Can Employ OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol To Unleash a True AI Shopping AgentWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 10: US Store Openings Exceed 2,000RetailTech: Three Technologies Landlords Can Use to Take Malls to the Next LevelWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 36: UK Sees 25% Fewer Closures Year Over Year