List of department stores by country

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This is a list of department stores . In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores.

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Note: "trading" is British English for "in operation".

Africa

Botswana

Ghana

Defunct:

Kenya

Nigeria

South Africa

Tanzania

Tunisia

Zimbabwe

North America

Canada

Currently trading:

Defunct:

El Salvador

Defunct:

Mexico

Defunct

Puerto Rico

Defunct:

United States

South America

Argentina

Defunct:

Bolivia

Brazil

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Chile

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Supermarkets and discount stores:

Colombia

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Supermarkets and discount stores

Uruguay

Defunct:

Venezuela

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Supermarkets and discount stores

Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

China

Defunct:

Hong Kong

Currently trading:

Defunct:

India

Indonesia

Currently trading:

Defunct

Israel

Japan

Laos

Lebanon

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Macau

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Malaysia

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Pakistan

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Currently trading:

Defunct:

South Korea

Defunct:

Sri Lanka

Currently trading:

Taiwan

Thailand

Currently trading:

Defunct:

United Arab Emirates

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Vietnam

Europe

Albania

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Denmark

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Estonia

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Finland

Currently trading:

Defunct:

France

Defunct:

Germany

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Greece

Currently trading:

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Foreign-Operated:

Italy

Defunct:

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Defunct:

Netherlands

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Romania

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Russia

Currently trading:

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Sweden

Currently trading:

Defunct:

Switzerland

Defunct:

Turkey

Defunct:

United Kingdom

Major department stores currently trading

Oceania

Australia

Department stores:

Discount department stores:

Defunct:

New Zealand

Department Stores:

Discount department stores:

Defunct:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewis's</span> Former British department store chain

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">París (retail store)</span> Chilean chain of department stores

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horten AG</span> German department store chain

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tía</span> South American supermarket chain

Tiendas Industriales Asociadas S.A., branded as Tía and sometimes known as Almacenes Tía, is a South American retailing brand founded in 1940. Its divisions in Ecuador and Uruguay trade under the brands Tía, MAGDA, Ta-Ta and MULTI AHORRO, where they are together the largest discount retailer, with over 450 locations. Tía S.A. (Colombia) operated 19 locations under the Tía brand, until it closed in 2017 because of poor sales.

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