Definition of department store
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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Recent Examples of department store from the Web
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Big Sale to Neiman Marcus The Spades sold 56 percent of the company to Neiman Marcus, the high-end department store, for nearly $34 million.
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The site features a Dillard's department store, Harkins theaters and a HALO animal-adoption location.
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The luxury department store, located in London’s Mayfair neighborhood sells teas, foods, coffees and other gifts.
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Meanwhile, the hotel’s website began to promote an alternate history for the sculpture: It had been purchased by Emil von Stauss from the Wertheim’s department store, in Berlin.
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And many large department stores and niche shops — Barneys included — are offering shoppers unique or personalized in-store experiences often involving food, music, special services or designer appearances.
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Amid industry-wide struggles, particularly for department stores, Kohl’s stagnated.
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The Cato store off Eastway Drive looks a bit like the women's section of a typical department store.
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While pre-recession lifestyle centers emphasized apparel stores and often had one or two department stores, Fifth & Main would focus more on services for consumers' lifestyles and less on brand-name clothing and other goods easily bought online.
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First Known Use of department store
1887
DEPARTMENT STORE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of department store for English Language Learners
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: a large store that has separate areas in which different kinds of products are sold
DEPARTMENT STORE Defined for Kids
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Definition of department store for Students
: a store having individual departments for different kinds of goods
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