0 a large shop divided into several different parts, each of which sells different things --
1 a large store divided into several different areas, each of which sells different types of things --
2 a large store that sells many kinds of products in different parts of the building: --
The other boy had no particular ambition and became an errand boy in a department store.
I am happy to note that a big department store is shortly to open in my constituency which will employ no fewer than 700 people.
It ignores the fact that in rural areas it is not enough to have a department store or supermarket in the centre of a town.
They would like to have a very large throughput of people buying spectacles without any great difficulty in a department store.
A large department store may carry on its business in two blocks separated by a street.
As the middle classes developed with the growth of the capitalist economy, so too did expositions change their nature from mere catalogues to department store-like showcases of modern lifestyle.
It was nevertheless common for a department store to undertake major alteration work in a rented building with little regard for this condition.
Later, she had worked part-time in a department store until she retired at 65 years of age.
