department store

noun

: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

Examples of department store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There were over 50 responses and the former department store, which originated in Milwaukee in 1897 and closed in 2018, had 23 of them. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024 The Colombian’s creative purses were sold at Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and other upscale department stores. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024 This brand expansion comes at a difficult time for department stores, whose ranks have been thinning out, along with other legacy brick and mortar brands, such as Rite Aid and CVS. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024 Ginza Ginza is Tokyo's most famous upmarket shopping, dining, and entertainment district, featuring numerous department stores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, night clubs, and cafes. John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024 In Spain, around 12,000 bottles of the sauce will be available nationally at 120 El Corte Inglés department stores, with some online giveaways, starting on April 25. Kate Krader, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024 Shawn McDonald is the men’s buyer at Gwynn’s, a department store in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024 The parking lot of the Marden’s department store in Houlton, Maine, was full of cars with out-of-state plates: Minnesota, Ohio, Texas. Christopher Maag, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 Belk ties Descendants of the founder of Charlotte’s Belk department store chain still own property near the Weltons’ home. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of department store was in 1887

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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department%20store. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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department store

noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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