Department Stores

Departments stores registered a rebound after outlet closures during the 2020 lockdowns. With stores operating at normal capacity, current values sales registered a healthy increase. However, value sales were still lower than before the onset of…

With Debenhams Retail Plc’s eponymous brand exiting the country in 2018, Sofia Department Stores OOD’s Notosgalleries now operates the only department store outlet in Bulgaria. Pandemic restrictions and the economic shock of COVID-19 hit…

The concept of department stores was already losing favour with Polish consumers prior to the emergence of COVID-19, who increasingly perceived the channel to be outdated. Local consumers increasingly appreciate shopping at specialist stores with…

In 2021, the value sales of department stores remained significantly below the 2019 level, posting only a relatively limited recovery, particularly when compared with other store-based channels. This is due to the performance of Galeria Karstadt…

Department stores remains a channel in decline in the Czech Republic. Mandatory store closures and other restrictions during the first half of 2021 continued to put pressure on sales, while department stores also continued to suffer from the shift…