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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. department store a large shop divided into departments selling a great many kinds of goods How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Part of the reason for this retail phenomenon is that when the economy begins to falter, there is an entire segment of value and discount retailers who are able to jump in and take the place of the luxury retailers who enjoyed the riches of a thriving economy. H&M joins a slew of upscale retailers such as Coach, Burberry and Nordstrom and discount retailers such as Target and Payless ShoeSource. Minneapolis-based Target, whose stores have traditionally been stand-alone or major anchors at discount retailers, purchased a Macy's location in the Westminster Malt and a Robinsons-May store in the Glendale Galleria. |
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