department stores
Multi-section retail establishments
Department stores is the plural of department store, a large retail establishment organized into specialized sections—clothing, housewares, cosmetics, electronics—each functioning somewhat independently under one roof.
The format dominated American retail through most of the 20th century: Macy's and Nordstrom are classic department stores.
The term now often carries nostalgic connotations as online shopping and big-box retailers have diminished their prominence.
- supermarketsLarge retail food outlets
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- shopping spreeExtended bout of purchasing
- window shoppingLooking without intent to buy
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- European Retailsupermarkets, shopping centres, shopping centers, chain stores, boutiques
- RetailersWalmart, Costco, Kmart, Meijer, JCPenney
- Edwardian BritainEdward VII, Queen Victoria, country houses, manor houses, servants
- Japanese Retailconvenience stores, supermarket, supermarkets, shopping malls, 7-Eleven
- retail termsclearance rack, window display, discount bin, mannequins, overstock
- Second EmpireNapoleon III, Second Empire, coup d'etat, Bonapartists, authoritarian rule
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Small fashionable stores
specialty shops · corner stores · artisan shops · pop-up shops · market stalls
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Internet-based buying and selling
Amazon · online marketplaces · digital marketplaces · virtual storefronts · subscription services
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big-box stores · discount retailers · outlet malls · warehouse clubs · Costco
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