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merchandise
offered by these stores are branded, good quality and are
of the latest fashion.
Department stores do not offer merchandise at bargain prices.
However they frequently
feature seasonal sales with attractive discounts. During these
periods you could buy a high quality product at bargain prices.
Big Christmas sales are held from December 26th
to mid-January. Winter merchandise goes on sale during February.
Additionally
they have special promotions and clearance sales all through
the year.
Most of
the big department stores are a part of nation wide chain
and can be found in many cities. Some well-known national
department stores are:
Lord
& Taylor, Hecht's, Strawbridge's, Kaufman's, Filene's, Macy's,
Bloomingdale's, Burdine's, Lazarus, Rich's, Nordstrom's, Sak's,
Dayton-Hudson's, Marshall's and Bergdorf-Goodman.
General
Merchandise Stores
Sears and JC Penny are the two large national chains with
stores all over USA. Though these stores are similar to the
department stores, they do not offer high fashion or prestige
merchandise. Instead they offer good quality merchandise at
affordable prices. They are well known for their children's
clothing, home appliances, house wares and domestic appliances.
Sears is famous for its selection of tools and lawn and garden
merchandise.
Discount
Stores
Discount stores are very popular places for shopping. They
sell good quality merchandise at affordable prices and lower
quality merchandise at very low prices. You may find inexpensive
merchandise at a discount store provided you are not looking
for latest fashions and best brands.
Some national
discount chains with stores across the US are:
K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target and Caldor
Outlet
Malls
Outlet malls, also known as factory outlets, are the stores
where high quality and branded merchandise are offered at
discount rates ranging from 20% to 40%. The merchandise offered
by these outlet malls have minor manufacturing
flaws or last season/previous year remainders.
Many of
the top brands like Levi's, Ralph Lauren, Timberland, and
Pioneer can be found in most outlet malls and are often a
bargain hunter's paradise.
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