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 Le Bon Marché department store in Paris, 1867 |
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of durable goods and products to the consumer's personal and residential needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories. Department stores usually sell products including clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment and baby and pet needs. Certain department stores are further classified as discount stores. Discount department stores commonly have central customer checkout areas, generally in the front area of the store. Department stores are usually part of a retail chain of many stores situated around a country or several countries.
- Related: Boutique, Distribution (business), Retail, Marketing
| History of The Department Store History of The Department Store history.sandiego.edu/gen/soc/shoppingcenter4.html - Web |
| The rise of the department store in Britain The rise of the department store in Britain www.historicaleye.com/departmentstore.html - Web |
| A.T. Stewart's A.T. Stewart's www.lowermanhattan.info/.../did_you_know_that_62478.aspx - Web |
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| International Association of Department Stores International Association of Department Stores www.iads.org - Web |
| New York Journal. Under One Roof The death and lif... New York Journal. Under One Roof The death and life of the New York department store. by Adam Gopnik www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/09/22/030922fa_fact - Web |
