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department store

noun

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

Examples of department store in a Sentence

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Debuting as the Macy's Christmas Parade in 1924, the first march to its flagship store in Herald Square featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo, in an effort to boost the department store's holiday sales. Ivy Buck, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025 Kohl’s — The department store chain jumped almost another 7% one day after soaring 43% in the wake of better-than-expected third-quarter earnings per share excluding one-time items, revenue and a narrower-than-forecast decline in same-store sales. Itzel Franco,fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025 The legacy department store Macy’s is revamping the in-store experience to win over wary shoppers. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025 This is because the region doesn’t have the same department store dominance as in the US and Europe, Barreto says. Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for department store

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 28 Nov. 2025.

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department store

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