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Recent Examples of department store
About Belk The Belk family sold its department store chain to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $3 billion in December 2015.
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Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
This was the era of the Grands Magasins, the large department stores, led by Le Bon Marché at the corner of the rue de Sèvres and rue de Bac on the Left Bank, where anyone could ogle the latest designer gowns and specialty home goods.
—Jennifer Dasal
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
Much of the job is simpler: directing people toward restaurants or department stores, acting as an extra set of eyes and ears for nearby police.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
The building once served as a fire department and later a department store, with quirky touches like dressing rooms turned into bathrooms and a basement filled with a creepy doll shrine.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
This was the era of the Grands Magasins, the large department stores, led by Le Bon Marché at the corner of the rue de Sèvres and rue de Bac on the Left Bank, where anyone could ogle the latest designer gowns and specialty home goods.
—Jennifer Dasal
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
Much of the job is simpler: directing people toward restaurants or department stores, acting as an extra set of eyes and ears for nearby police.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
The building once served as a fire department and later a department store, with quirky touches like dressing rooms turned into bathrooms and a basement filled with a creepy doll shrine.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
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Indie Store Album Sales ranks the top-selling albums of the week at independent and small chain stores.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 July 2025
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Check your local store Many local businesses and most national chain stores will remain open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Discount stores remain the most popular type of retailer for 62 percent of back-to-school shoppers, followed by Amazon, 56 percent, and dollar and variety stores, 42 percent.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 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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Wednesday night, the Tigers traded minor-league infielder Jim Jarvis to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for right-hander Rafael Montero, who has a 5.40 ERA in 38 1/3 innings this year.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller recently put together a hypothetical trade package that would send Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara to the Blue Jays in exchange for Arjun Nimmala and Charles McAdoo.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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