Posted AT 3:16 PM EDT on 14/08/04
The department store dinosaur
Forget the headlines — and the news that popular American discounter
Target Corp. may soon put its distinctive, stylish touch on Zellers stores. There's a much bigger story contained in Target's interest in acquiring the lower-priced division of parent
Hudson's Bay Co., one that underscores the broader shifts occurring in the landscape of modern retailing today: the decline and possible demise of the middle-brow department store.
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