: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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Take, for example, the former Royer's department store in downtown Greensburg, right along Main Street.—Christopher Derose, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 The increase in secondhand clothing transactions correlates with a slump in the fortunes of department stores, which often cater to a more middle-income consumer.—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026 Nai Lert founded the first department store in Chiang Mai, which sold wooden crafts; this therapy features the massage technique from that region, which incorporates rounded specialty tools hand-carved from a teak tree struck by lightning, which is believed to imbue it with healing energy.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The recipe comes from a bygone department store called Miller & Rhoads.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for department store