[Talk-us] Tags to use for chain stores in the United States

[John F. Eldredge]

Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2013/12/11 Brad Neuhauser <brad.neuhauser at gmail.com>
> 
> > 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).
> >
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> kmart vs.
> 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
> 
> department stores:
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_Department_Store_ZUM_Sofia_20090406_007.JPG
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harrods%27_Egyptian_room.JPG
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Paris_Lafayette_inside.jpg
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KaDeWe_Deli.JPG
> 
> 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.
> 
> For those you name I think they would be better classified as
> supermarkets.
> 
> cheers,
> Martin
> 
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However, in common usage, supermarket refers to a store where the majority of merchandise sold is food.  The big-box stores typically sell some food, but the majority of the merchandise is not food.

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