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In department stores, the collection often hangs alongside brands including The Row and Khaite, although its prices are more accessible.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Many collectors are still loyal to the country’s major department stores, which have a history of selling fine art.
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Zachary Small, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Kmart, once a mainstay of the American department store industry, closed its last full-scale U.S. store in October.
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Attached to the first Parisian department store, Le Bon Marché, the ground floor La Grande Epicérie is an upscale version of the city’s covered markets and food halls.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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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 7 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
department store
noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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