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: Research Preview: Agentic Commerce—Retail Moves to Product Visibility and Checkout on ChatGPTAnalyst Corner: What Happened with US and China Consumer Sentiment on the Eve of Expected Tariffs? with John MercerRolling Metric Sentiment Declined This Week: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 36, 2025—InfographicEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 4: Birkenstock, Hermès, Sprouts and More Post Double-Digit Growth