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Target and several other department store chains may see muted sales as they are skewed toward more slightly pricey non-essential items.
—Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Per the department store chain, the annual event sees roughly 3.5 million people trekking out to the parade route to see the spectacle live and 30 million people watching from home.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
The department store owner was slated to report its quarterly earnings before the opening bell on Tuesday.
—Jacob Pramuk,melissa Repko, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
New York City may be the unofficial capital of holiday traditions, but there’s more to the season than the Rockefeller tree and department store windows.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department%20store. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
department store
noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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