department store

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Originally proposed by Beardsley Ruml, an executive at Macy’s department store who encouraged shoppers to buy on the installment plan, withholding was cleverly called “pay as you go.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Buffett himself has often highlighted mistakes in his retail investments, calling a 1966 deal to buy a Baltimore department store one of his biggest mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Grilled "kabayaki" using fully farmed eel will be sold from May 29 at a department store in Tokyo and several other outlets including online shops in Japan.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

After her mother spotted what appeared to be exact replicas in a Minnesota department store chain, Lennick sued.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Julietta read in the airy bookshop, window-shopped thousand-dollar dresses, and tried on makeup in the department store.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart