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Death of the department store: don't just blame the internet, it's to do with a dwindling middle class

  • Written by Jason Pallant, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
Death of the department store: don't just blame the internet, it's to do with a dwindling middle class

Barneys, Madison Avenue, New York. Department stores that were once the pinnacle of middle-class aspiration are losing out to discount shops and luxury retailers.www.shutterstock.com

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