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1.A market made up of various shops gathered together.

2.A large store with a large area and a wide range of products.

Definition in China A department store is a retail store that mainly deals in daily industrial products. Department stores in China are divided into three categories according to their size:

1) Large department stores. The business area of the store is 5,000 square meters to more than 10,000 square meters, with more than 500 employees and more than 2,000 people, and about 150,000 to 40,000 varieties of business varieties;

2) Medium-sized department stores. The business area is 1,000 square meters to 2,000 square meters, with 200 employees and 400 people, and about 10,000 kinds of business varieties;

3) Small department stores. The business area is about 200 square meters, with more than a dozen to dozens of employees, and hundreds to thousands of business varieties.

Foreign countries have different definitions of department stores. 1 Definition in Germany: A department store is a retail store that supplies a large number of products, the main products are clothing, textiles, housewares, food and entertainment; The sales methods include personnel shopping guide (such as the textile department) and self-service (such as the food department), and the sales area is more than 3,000 square meters.

2 Definition in France: A department store is a retail commercial enterprise with a large sales area, free access, and almost all consumer goods in a single building. Generally, counter open shelves are implemented, additional services are provided, and each merchandise department can become a specialized store.

The sales area is at least 2,500 square meters, and there are at least 10 commodity departments.

3 Definition of the Netherlands: Sales area of at least 25,000 square meters, minimum of 175 employees, turnover of more than 10 million French francs, at least 5 merchandising departments, including women's clothing.

4 Definition in the United Kingdom: There are multiple merchandising departments, the turnover must cover at least 5 categories of products, and at least 25 people are employed.

5 Definition in Japan: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) stipulates that department stores employ more than 50 people and have a sales area of at least 1,500 square meters (more than 3,000 square meters in large cities). Hope to adopt.

A shopping mall is a place where trading activities take place.

Where there is a transaction, it is a shopping mall