department store
noun
a large retail store carrying a wide variety of merchandise and organized into various departments for sales and administrative purposes.
department stores
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pluralof department store.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The firm said other department stores had seen similar trends, as higher gas prices due to the Iran war have hindered spending on things like shoes and clothes.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
The incident happened outside Arnotts, one of Dublin's best-known department stores.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
To do so, the design house is refining its strategy—re-entering the market through Nordstrom department stores, opening a retail store on Madison Avenue and investing in a distribution facility in New Jersey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
At present, most companies—even major brands—have no choice but to depend on multi-brand stores, like department stores, sporting goods stores, big box players and beauty retailers for the majority of their sales.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
During the day, telephone calls are meant for business: banks and couriers and department stores and the post office.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
