IGDS connects, informs and supports leading department stores worldwide. We are the world's largest department store association.
Key Facts about the Industry
# of visitors per year:
> 1bn
Estimated global sales:
€350bn p.a.
# of employees worldwide:
450'000
IGDS has a Centenarian – Great Retail Leader
We are very proud to celebrate the 100th birthday of our IGDS member Ambassadord Tantoco, a visionary leader who started a small retail business with his wife 69 years ago and developed it into a diversified group now managed successfully by his family’s 2nd and 3rd generations.

News
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 epidemic is now affecting the entire world and its population. The impact of the outbreak to the department store industry and its stakeholders is significant and stressful.
From IGDS Members
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Woolworths
Woolworths On Track with New Rules for Plastic Bags
Woolworths will scrap single-use plastics at 52 additional stores in Gauteng, the Western Cape and the North West, as part of its...
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Selfridges
Black-Owned British Brands at Selfridges
New company Untapped Creatives, which supports Black-owned British luxury brands in finding retail partners, have revealed a new...
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Steen & Strøm
New Beauty Hall at Steen & Strøm
Steen & Strøm plays a central role in Oslo. Since 1797, the department store has given its visitors the country's foremost shopping...
From the Industry
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M&S expands distribution centre
By Christmas 2021, M&S will serve online customers from Castle Donington, Bradford and through its stores which act as micro-fulfilment...
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JCPenney's new private label Home
JCPenney has launched another private label brand, Loom + Forge, as part of its mission to reinvent itself as a destination for home...