department store
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One room had squeaky, thin-slat wooden floors that housed a small department store assortment of dishes, kitchen appliances, tools, fans—just about anything a house would need.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
David Jones, Australia's oldest department store chain, has gone into voluntary administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Paris department store BHV Marais, which courted controversy last year with a partnership with Asian fast-fashion giant Shein, said Tuesday it had sought bankruptcy protection to protect its operations and jobs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
In the Grafton Centre, Cambridge, it is a similar story, with shuttered units, a large empty former Debenhams department store and a permanently closed cinema.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
She folded his sweaters with an expertise she had learned from her job in a department store.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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