Should it be department store or departmental store? Thanks.

[Tan Elaine]

Should it be department store or departmental store? Thanks.

 

[Barb_D]

While Google is not always a reliable source, this time it is.
Department store: 28.3 million hits
Departmental store: .9 million hits

However, perhaps it's used in British English or in other English-speaking countries.

 

[emsr2d2]

I can confirm that it is department store in BrE too. To clarify, it is absolutely not departmental store.