Editing Department store (section)

==Types==
[[File:Kuopion Sokos2 - Haapaniemenkatu 24-26 - Multimäki - Kuopio - m.jpg|thumb|[[Sokos]] department store building in [[Multimäki]], [[Kuopio]], Finland]]
Department stores can be classified in several ways:
* '''Mainline department store''' or simply, the traditional department store, offering mid- to high-end goods, most or at least some of the time at the full retail price. Examples are [[Macy's]], [[Bloomingdale's]], [[Nordstrom]], [[J.C. Penney]], [[Montgomery Ward]], [[Sears]] and [[Belk]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Off Price Is The New Black For Retailers |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/off-price-black-retailers-202300176.html |publisher=Investor's Business Daily |date=8 September 2015}}</ref>
**'''[[Junior department store]]''', a term used principally in the second part of the 20th century for a smaller version of a mainline department store. These were usually either independent stores, or chains such as [[Boston Store (California)|Boston Store]] and [[Harris & Frank]], which specialized in cosmetics and wearing apparel and accessories, with few home goods.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McKeever |first1=James Ross |title=Shopping Center Development Handbook |date=1977 |publisher=University of Michigan |isbn=9780874205763 |page=81 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HI9PAAAAMAAJ |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Moriarty | first1=John Jr. |title=Change in Philosophy, Direction Is Behind McCain's Move to Mall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54613734/the-plight-of-the-junior-department/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |publisher=The Post-Crescent ([[Appleton, Wisconsin]]) |date=12 July 1981}}</ref>
* '''Discount department store''', a large [[discount store]] selling apparel and home furnishings at a discount, either selling overstock from mainline department stores, or merchandise especially made for the discount department store market. Examples are [[Nordstrom Rack]], [[Saks Off 5th]], [[Marshalls]], [[Ross Dress for Less]], [[TJ Maxx]], and [[Kohl's]].<ref name="mainline">{{Cite web|title=Off Price Is The New Black For Retailers|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/off-price-black-retailers-202300176.html|access-date=29 August 2021|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=8 September 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Some sources may refer to the following types of stores as department stores, even though they are not generally considered as such:
*[[Hypermarket]]s (discount superstores with full grocery offerings, such as [[Target Corporation|Target]], [[Walmart]] and [[Carrefour]])<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hypermarket.asp "Hypermarket", Investopedia]</ref>
*[[Variety store]]s, also known in the U.S. as [[five and dime]]s, or dollar stores