There is no denying that Harrods in London is perhaps the largest departmental store in the world. It stands on equal grounds with some of the most modern and famous shopping centers of today. It offers just about every imaginable article of a lavish and luxurious nature. It is exclusive because it features over 300 [...]

Galeries Lafayette in Paris can best be summed up as an Iconic department store. Made up of a colorful dome and opera like boxes, the sight of this lovely building is simply breathtaking! It is world renowned as more than a shopping center because by right of legend, it is part of the historical French [...]

This is not a myth, but the Mall of America in Minneapolis is reputed to attract over 40 million visitors a year. This is more than can be said for the total number of those who visit the Grand Canyon, Walt Disney World and Graceland put together. Just what lies behind the magnetism? Well, first [...]

The KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), or “Department Store of the West’’ in English, is a 7 floor edifice in Berlin that once symbolized the restoration of the then West Germany’s economic power. On a less palatable note, it was at one time seen as an emblem of the disparity in material prosperity between West and [...]