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Compared to everything else around it, especially the anchor department stores that loomed over just about every mall, each Goody store felt like an oasis, an entry point for the counterculture that was just emerging and taking hold of our brains.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury is stepping down on Jan. 15, the off-mall department store said late last month, and he will be succeeded by Ashley Buchanan from crafting mecca Michaels.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Ashley founded Sports Direct in 1982 and then expanded his portfolio of businesses through a long series of high-profile acquisitions, including House of Fraser and department store chain Flannels.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
On a recent trip to London, I was told that Selfridges department store has the best Christmas decor in the city.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department%20store. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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department store
noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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