Wow, that seems like such tail wagging the dog! Like, no one would shop at the discount store unless they had a luxury brand associated with it? Is that the r

Wow, that seems like such tail wagging the dog! Like, no one would shop at the discount store unless they had a luxury brand associated with it? Is that the reason for these department stores to exist now? And I wonder what happened, as at one point the main store must have been a money maker. Just profits eroded over time?