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department store: see store store, commonly a shop or stall for the retail sale of commodities, but also a place where wholesale supplies are kept, exhibited, or sold. Retailing—the sale of merchandise to the consumer—is one of the oldest businesses in the world and was practiced in ..... Click the link for more information. . department storeRetail establishment that sells a wide variety of goods. These usually include ready-to-wear apparel and accessories, yard goods and household textiles, housewares, furniture, electrical appliances, and accessories. In addition to departments (supervised by managers and buyers) for the various categories of goods, there are departmental divisions to handle, for example, merchandising, advertising, service, accounting, and financial strategy. The Bon Marché in Paris, which began as a small shop in the early 19th century, is often considered the first department store. The first U.S. department store chains— J.C. Penney and Sears, Roebuck and Co.—date to the 1920s. See also Harrods. |
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| The chains has been hailed for reinventing the traditional five-and-dime for today's younger generation, and has launched a new retail category within the specialty discount market. Target, Sav-on and several competitors in the dollar-an-item discount market also have gotten into the business of highlighting DVDs at prices so low almost anyone can build their own collection. For instance, the main entrance travelator ramps are sheltered by a roof that is supported on abstracted trees made out of slender steel tubes, and for once, entrance to a huge discount market is fun and welcoming without being pretentious or pompous. |
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