department store• The same uneasy juxtaposition of man and technology is evident if you take the lift in a department store.• So I became a shoesalesman in a department store that had a predominantly blackclientele.• The Edel MacBride label is already familiar to Chicago with clothing being sold at a large department store in the city.• The department storechain will consolidate its regional businesses into its Schaumburg, Illinois.
From Longman Business Dictionary
department storedeˈpartment storeCOMMERCE
a large shop that is divided into separate departments, each selling a different type of goods
Most large department stores now offer in-house credit cards.