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The article Department store states that a discount store is a type of department store. However, this article states that discount stores 'are often referred to by shoppers as "department stores", although in the retail world, the label is more accurately applied to larger-format stores'. Anyone familiar with these terms know what a discount store is, and if it really is a department store? 68.226.61.4 04:40, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
Is anyone able to pull the earliest point in time that the term "discount department store" was used... I'm no expert but I have an inkling that it was coined to ward off any negative connotation that the term "discount" brings along. I also get this feeling seeing as Target "refers to itself" and isn't simply just "classified as" a DDS. J.reed 07:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Thought I'd point out that Target Corporation refers to itself as a "discounter", says so on its corporate fact card. Tuxide 04:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
It seems that since we've had this conversation, the phrase "discount department store" has been Google-bombed. The #1 and #2 results for discount department store are the Wikipedia entry for Department store, and Walmart.com respectively. Tuxide 06:16, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
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The article Department store states that a discount store is a type of department store. However, this article states that discount stores 'are often referred to by shoppers as "department stores", although in the retail world, the label is more accurately applied to larger-format stores'. Anyone familiar with these terms know what a discount store is, and if it really is a department store? 68.226.61.4 04:40, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
Is anyone able to pull the earliest point in time that the term "discount department store" was used... I'm no expert but I have an inkling that it was coined to ward off any negative connotation that the term "discount" brings along. I also get this feeling seeing as Target "refers to itself" and isn't simply just "classified as" a DDS. J.reed 07:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Thought I'd point out that Target Corporation refers to itself as a "discounter", says so on its corporate fact card. Tuxide 04:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
It seems that since we've had this conversation, the phrase "discount department store" has been Google-bombed. The #1 and #2 results for discount department store are the Wikipedia entry for Department store, and Walmart.com respectively. Tuxide 06:16, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Hello, a new WikiProject called Retailing has been created, and we invite anyone who is interested in joining to sign up. If you would like to join it, then list your name on Wikipedia:Wikiproject/List_of_proposed_projects#Retailing. Tuxide 00:37, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
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