Von Maur Named America’s Best Department Store by Newsweek for Third Consecutive Year

DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Von Maur Department Store has once again been recognized by Newsweek as America’s Best Department Store. This is the third straight year the family-owned Von Maur has earned the top department store spot in Newsweek’s annual ranking of America’s best retailers.

“We are honored to be recognized by Newsweek as America’s best department store for the third straight year, something that is only possible because of our associates, customers and brand partners,” said Jim von Maur, president of Von Maur Department Stores. “Von Maur’s exceptional service and professional team, along with our trending styles and quality merchandise, set us apart in today’s competitive retail landscape. Our simple yet effective philosophy of ‘take care of our customers and the rest will come’ has been the true key to our success over the last 152 years and will be for years to come.”

Von Maur is known for its outstanding selection of premium brands, specialty apparel, shoes, accessories and gifts. Additionally, Von Maur is widely regarded for its superior customer service, including an interest-free charge card, flexible return policy, free gift wrapping, and shipping services. Appreciating the important role of its associates, Von Maur offers above-market wages, excellent benefits, and a positive, professional work environment.

Von Maur currently operates 37 department stores in 15 states. Continuing the retailer’s strategic national growth strategy, Von Maur will open its first store in Pennsylvania this fall at South Hills Village in Pittsburgh followed by its first store in North Dakota at Fargo’s West Acres Mall in the spring of 2025. In addition to its two new planned locations, Von Maur is in the midst of an extensive, multi-phased, $100 million renovation of its stores over the next five years.

America’s Best Retailers 2024 were identified based on the results of an independent survey of more than 7,000 U.S. customers who have shopped at the retail stores in person in the past three years. Final rankings were based on the likelihood of recommendation and the following five evaluation criteria: products, customer service, atmosphere, accessibility and store layout. Survey and published rankings were conducted by Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

For more information on Von Maur and its unique shopping experience both in store and online, please visit www.vonmaur.com.

Newsweek’s complete list of America’s Best Retailers can be found here.

About Von Maur

Von Maur was founded in 1872 in downtown Davenport, Iowa. The company currently operates 37 stores in 15 states, along with a 120,000 square foot E-Commerce facility that drives its successful online business at vonmaur.com. Von Maur features products from leading brands such as Bobbi Brown, Rhone, UNRL, Good Good, Vuori, Peter Millar, TravisMathew, Hammitt, Lilly Pulitzer, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch and Marine Layer among many others.