<div dir="ltr">Martin,<br><br>I agree with a lot of what you're saying about department stores, but not with what you're calling supermarket. I think the wikipedia entry for supermarkets is good, so will suggest you read that: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket</a> <br>
<br>As I said, department_store seemed like the best of available options, but not a precise fit. Maybe (to circle back to an earlier part of this thread) we should try to find another term? I'd never heard of hypermarket before today (well, outside of science fiction), but it has a wikipedia article and makes as much sense as anything. That'd probably be something to take to the tagging list...<br>
<br>Brad<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dieterdreist@gmail.com" target="_blank">dieterdreist@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Personally, I tag "big box" stores like Target, KMart, WalMart etc with shop=department_store, just because that seems like the closest fit that isn't too restrictive (they're much more than a supermarket, to my mind).<br>


</div></blockquote></div><br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">a supermarket can sell a lot of stuff that is not food and still remain a supermarket, e.g. the bigger ones might also sell clothing or some consumer electronics (tv, pc). A department_store has lots of stuff and lots of salesclerks serving you.<br>

<br>kmart vs.<br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72294117@N03/7645650440/in/photolist-cDBXvj-dq7UY1-ePHTru-bzJeq-bzJiD-cLqWVb-cLqV7E-cLr1dJ-9HVd61-93H2Bi-fqvVSW-fqgRhp-fqgCZF-fqvSz9-fqgDvH-9XxowN-cDBZdU-cz73B1-8pPW7V-gvtUD5-gvtG83-7MJmWf-7MJoSQ-7MEupg-7MJuo7-7MJoKf-7MEpki-7MJrKW-7MEmRp-7MEmtr-7MEB4M-7MJtrd-7MJn5G-7MEBMa-7MEmAt-92tyfy-ePJ3xs-gvubH6-akA57y-ekk8vZ-cgQsed-7Zsd71-cXAMRY-cXAL4q-cXAHio-cXAJiQ-asWMnp-buguzF-bugtMt-c4vfy9-8m1Xv1" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/72294117@N03/7645650440/in/photolist-cDBXvj-dq7UY1-ePHTru-bzJeq-bzJiD-cLqWVb-cLqV7E-cLr1dJ-9HVd61-93H2Bi-fqvVSW-fqgRhp-fqgCZF-fqvSz9-fqgDvH-9XxowN-cDBZdU-cz73B1-8pPW7V-gvtUD5-gvtG83-7MJmWf-7MJoSQ-7MEupg-7MJuo7-7MJoKf-7MEpki-7MJrKW-7MEmRp-7MEmtr-7MEB4M-7MJtrd-7MJn5G-7MEBMa-7MEmAt-92tyfy-ePJ3xs-gvubH6-akA57y-ekk8vZ-cgQsed-7Zsd71-cXAMRY-cXAL4q-cXAHio-cXAJiQ-asWMnp-buguzF-bugtMt-c4vfy9-8m1Xv1</a><br>

<br>department stores:<br><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_Department_Store_ZUM_Sofia_20090406_007.JPG" target="_blank">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_Department_Store_ZUM_Sofia_20090406_007.JPG</a><br>

<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harrods%27_Egyptian_room.JPG" target="_blank">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harrods%27_Egyptian_room.JPG</a><br><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Paris_Lafayette_inside.jpg" target="_blank">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Paris_Lafayette_inside.jpg</a><br>

<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KaDeWe_Deli.JPG" target="_blank">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KaDeWe_Deli.JPG</a><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">generally a department_store has more of the pricier stuff or at least tries not to appear too cheap, while a supermarket tries the opposite: appear as cheap as possible. Also a supermarket will have a huge parking in front of it, while a department store will be found in the city center and will have an underground or parking deck.<br>

<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">For those you name I think they would be better classified as supermarkets.<br><br>cheers,<br>Martin<br></div></div>
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