Department store

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.
''Can you name other departments in a department store?''
This question is from the book Let's Talk about it by Mark Gibbon. I was trying to find the names of the departments but I didn't find them. Aren't they called according to what is sold there? For example, ''jewellery,'' ''footwear,'' ''clothes,'' or ''clothing'', etc?

 

[Rover_KE]

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[GoesStation]

This question is from the book Let's Talk About It by Mark Gibbon.

Capitalize every major word in titles. Include the final word even if it's a preposition or other minor word.

 

[Rachel Adams]

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In BrE do you say "clothing shop" or "clothing store"?

 

[jutfrank]

In casual speech, clothes shop.

 

[GoesStation]

You didn't ask, but in American English neither one works. A good generic term for such places over here is ​clothes store.

 

[Rachel Adams]

In casual speech, clothes shop.

And what do you use in formal speech? "Clothing shop/store"?

 

[emsr2d2]

And what do you use in formal speech? "Clothing shop/store"?

As far as I'm concerned, "clothes shop" is the standard term. It's neither formal nor informal.

 

[jutfrank]

In casual speech, clothes shop.

And what do you use in formal speech? "Clothing shop/store"?

When I said, "in casual speech", I didn't mean that clothes shop is informal. I meant that's the common word, not an industry word, like fashion retail outlet or whatever they call themselves.