: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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The pair name the English countryside, Vanderbilt gowns, Technicolor movies, and New York department stores as major inspiration for the collection.—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2025 And while millions of families lived with Sears as their de facto department store, the family behind the empire had their own slice of Hudson Valley heaven.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025 Lines of hundreds of guests snaked around the inside of the department store (which takes up an entire city block in Manhattan), with onlookers snapping photos quizzically.—Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 Her firm specializes in arranging private shopping experiences at both boutiques and department stores such as Le Bon Marché and Samaritaine.—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for department store
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