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Recent Examples of department store
In department stores, the collection often hangs alongside brands including The Row and Khaite, although its prices are more accessible.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Many collectors are still loyal to the country’s major department stores, which have a history of selling fine art.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Kmart, once a mainstay of the American department store industry, closed its last full-scale U.S. store in October.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Attached to the first Parisian department store, Le Bon Marché, the ground floor La Grande Epicérie is an upscale version of the city’s covered markets and food halls.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Many collectors are still loyal to the country’s major department stores, which have a history of selling fine art.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Kmart, once a mainstay of the American department store industry, closed its last full-scale U.S. store in October.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Attached to the first Parisian department store, Le Bon Marché, the ground floor La Grande Epicérie is an upscale version of the city’s covered markets and food halls.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
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The number of wholesale food distributors that served their grocery in the 1990s has diminished from seven in the region to one in Grand Rapids, owned by Spartan Foods, which owns and operates two Family Fare chain stores in Benzie County and 79 other grocery stores in Michigan.—
Keith Schneider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Other chain stores have recently announced closures, including Walgreens, which shut stores in Aurora and Denver in 2024.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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But for decades, fine china has been in decline, with fancy sets lining the shelves of thrift shops and languishing at estate sales.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the most fun ways to spend a wintery afternoon with friends is digging through thrift shops.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
14 Jan. 2025
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.—
Jef Rouner,
Chron,
14 Sep. 2024
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However, the second phase of the ceasefire—requiring Hamas to release all remaining hostages in exchange for a prolonged truce—remains unresolved.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hamas had originally agreed to release 33 Israeli hostages in the deal's first phase in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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