What is a departmental store? Is it different from a mall?

[King Belieal]

I always hear of Departmental Stores as a kind of business. What really are Departmental Stores? Are they different from a mall? Are there any special things that are sold in Departmental Stores? What are the requirements needed to start a Departmental Store?

 

[Kera]

A departmental store is operated by a single entity that sells different products in different segments and is owned by one person.

 

[Augusta]

A departmental store is operated by a single entity that sells different products in different segments and is owned by one person.

Yes as the name implies there are department for different goods but it is housed by a store but a mall has different stores under it

 

[eLdavis]

A departmental store is a bit different from a mall or supermarket. A departmental store is simply a big retail store that offers various products owned by different departments.

 

[Augusta]

Yesh each department housed it own products and you find almost all you want there but might be owned by one person