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: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 46: Store Openings Down 11% Year Over YearOctober 2025 US Retail Sales: Strong Start to the Holiday Quarter Despite Government Shutdown and Dwindling Consumer SentimentAmazon Prime Day 2025: Preview—Five Essential Insights on Consumers’ Shopping PlansFrom Prohibition to Participation: Measuring the Impact of Cannabis and Psychedelic Mushroom Legalization on Consumer Spending
