as in chain store
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Recent Examples of department store
Mandarin Oriental Group Originally named Hotel Lutetia, it was founded in 1910 by the same family that created the world’s first luxury department store, Le Bon Marché.
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
There are more full-price retailers on next week's earnings schedule — from Capri Holdings , the luxury retailer behind the Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo brands, to specialty names such as Abercrombie & Fitch , American Eagle , and Gap , as well as department store chain Kohl's .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 May 2026
But the mix at Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Family Dollar shows that a few dollars can still buy a functioning kitchen tool — a hand juicer, a hot plate, a sandwich press — without the markup of a department store.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
She was perhaps best known for helping define the Southern California look of Midcentury Modern architecture for the now-defunct Bullock’s department store chain, which transformed the American shopping mall from an errand to a social outing.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
There are more full-price retailers on next week's earnings schedule — from Capri Holdings , the luxury retailer behind the Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo brands, to specialty names such as Abercrombie & Fitch , American Eagle , and Gap , as well as department store chain Kohl's .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 May 2026
But the mix at Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Family Dollar shows that a few dollars can still buy a functioning kitchen tool — a hand juicer, a hot plate, a sandwich press — without the markup of a department store.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
She was perhaps best known for helping define the Southern California look of Midcentury Modern architecture for the now-defunct Bullock’s department store chain, which transformed the American shopping mall from an errand to a social outing.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
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Appliances Over 10 Years Old Habitat for Humanity ReStore is one of the few secondhand chain stores that accepts large appliances—whether laundry machines or fridges.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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While in prison, Biglari, a 19-year-old who worked at a hair salon and the internet department of a chain store, was only allowed to have one-minute calls with his father, according to the family member.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Opening in 1951, the Broadway Shopping Center, as it was then called, also offered space for several anchor department stores, along with a Woolworth variety store.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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And that didn’t include Barnes & Noble outlets, college bookstores, online-only sellers, rare book dealers, Friends of the Library shops or variety stores that also sell books.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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Fill in the gaps when entertaining with inexpensive stools or a wooden bench sourced at a thrift shop or online.—
Jenny Hughes,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
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Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices. 6.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2026
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During the 1930s and 1940s, customers could find glassware nearly anywhere, from department stores to dime stores and from catalogs to grocery-store promotions.—
Alexandra Churchill,
Martha Stewart,
17 Apr. 2026
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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Covid pandemic-era border closures hampered exchange between the two sides and later, Pyongyang grew closer to Moscow, deploying what are believed to be thousands of soldiers to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But fear not, the exchange actually goes quite well!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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