<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/12/11 Brad Neuhauser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brad.neuhauser@gmail.com" target="_blank">brad.neuhauser@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<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 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">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">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">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">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">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>