Talk:List of department stores by country

message: I'm noticing a lot of the Canada stores mentioned here aren't what I'd consider a "department store"  (ie. Best Buy, Home Depot, etc... which I would classify as a home electronics store and a hardware store instead.)  Should this list be pared down and the others moved to a different category, or am I missing something here?  142.217.16.115 21:50, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have marked this article as  because it is unverified and I believe this list is indiscriminate.  The problem is with including stores such as Kmart, Target, and Wal-Mart, which are discount stores.  In my opinion, discount stores are not department stores.  Some discount store chains were made by department store companies (Target was the first such chain); however not all discount store chains were made this way, such as Kmart and Wal-Mart.  Tuxide 20:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

text: I have very mixed views on this.  In the UK (only place I can speak with real experience) many department stores have been around a fair while.  I am not certain about Fields but I'm guessing in excess of 100 years and there are quite a few in the 150+ years league.  Does that mean they are "notable" or should be on Wiki?  Not certain but on balance marginally in favour if there is that kind of history behind them?  Regards --Nigel  (Talk) 10:50, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is a department store? 

message: Whilst doing some link cleanup, I noticed that countries which had been in the list previously (e.g. Australia, Austria and Belgium) have been removed. Is this a deliberate act, or an accidental edit ? CultureDrone 17:56, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Belgium is still missing from the list. 112.118.149.119 (talk) 11:20, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  countries missing ? 

message: Removed some stores from the Canada part of this list.  This is a list of department stores, meaning that stores that specialize in hardware, clothing, or anything, SHOULD NOT be included.  209.105.207.181 (talk) 05:09, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Pared down the list again...  Please think carefully before adding stuff here, this is not a list for hardware stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, etc....  Although there are many examples of such stores selling more than just their main specialty, that does *not* make them department stores.  209.105.207.181 (talk) 04:36, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Just removed Popeye's Supplements canada (which is the furthest thing from a department since it only had one product line: sports nutrition supplements) and Mark's Work Wearhouse (clothing store)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.116.245.46 (talk) 05:28, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  More issues with Canadian stores 

message: You forgot Beamish, an Ottawa based discount chain with stores in small towns outside of Ottawa.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.72.149.120 (talk) 00:48, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Beamish

message: In case that had never been brought to anyone's attention up until now, the articles Department stores by country and List of department stores by country are exactly the same... Beespoke (talk) 16:23, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge