All rights reserved. During the 1970's and 1980's, however, many department stores failed because of changing economic conditions. Department stores are large, often with two or more floors, with separate departments for each type of item, each with a separate cashier. Most have a men's clothing department, several departments for women's clothing, departments for children's clothing, books and records, furniture, and many other items, such as toys. The showpiece of the department store is usually on the main floor as you walk in, the women's cosmetics and fragrances department.
Most department stores sell goods under the store brand name as well as general merchandise.
Different department stores sell different price and quality levels of goods. Chapter Home Life in the USA Home Page . You'll be able to access all 18 topic areas of this site. Also you'll find a link to the guestbook.