This is a . 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.
- Big W - Operated by Woolworths Limited .
- Dimmeys - Department store selling quality merchandise at bargain prices. It is the second-oldest department store in Australia still operating under its original name.
- Harris Scarfe - Department store retailer selling homewares, manchester and casual lifestyle apparel. Was listed in stock market until 2001.
- --- Allens - Opened in 1913 as a menswear shop before becoming a department store. Taken over by Harris Scarfe in 2004. Operates stores in NSW and the ACT.
- Harvey Norman - Mainly selling electrical appliances and furniture. The top furniture retailer in Australia. Listed in stock market.
- David Jones - Luxury retailer, stocks merchandise from homewares to fashion. One of the world's oldest department stores still trading under its original name.
- --- John Martin - Operated by the Hayward family for over 100 years. Bought by David Jones in 1985, absorbed into David Jones in the mid-1990s.
- K-mart - Operated by Coles Group Ltd.
- Myer - Formally operated by Coles Myer group, now owned by US-based consortium Newbridge Capital , part of the Texas Pacific Group , which also owns Neiman Marcus in the USA and Debenhams in the UK. The Myer family is a 5% partner in the venture.
- --- Grace Bros. - Bought by Coles Group in 1983, absorbed Myer stores in NSW/ACT, chain renamed Myer in 2004.
- Target - Operated by Coles Group Ltd.
- --- Target Country - Took over now-defunct Fosseys . Target Country trades in areas with a relatively small population and is a scaled down version of standard Target.
- Boans - Formerly Western Australia's major store chain- acquired by Myer.
- Daimaru - Failed after just 11 years in operation.
- Farmers - Bought by Myer in 1961, rebranded as Myer in 1976, rebranded as Grace Bros in 1983 and back to Myer in 2004.
- FitzGerald's Department Stores - Formerly Tasmania's leading store chain- merged with Harris Scarfe in 1995.
- Gowings - Small department store selling menswear. Operated from 1868-2006.
- John Martin & Co. - Formerly a major Adelaide store, with suburban branches- acquired by David Jones.
- Norman Ross - Discount department store operated by the current owners of Harvey Norman . Bought out by Waltons and later failed.
- Super K-Mart - Store concept and culture did not work. From mid-80s to 1991.
- Venture - Discount Department store. Opened in 1970. Went bankrupt in 1992.
- Waltons - Opened in 1951 as a menswear shop. Converted to a department store in 1955 and grew to 96 stores across Australia. Failed in 1987 due to financial difficulties.
- GolfTown - golf specialty retailer, largest golf retail chain
- Army & Navy Stores
- The Bargain! Shop - Discount stores (formerly the Canadian stores of F. W. Woolworth Company ).
- Canadian Tire Corporation - Auto repair garage, hardware, home renovations, sports, garden centre, electronics, auto parts, furniture, food, housewares, towels. Franchised stores with independent owners.
- Costco - USA, warehouse superstore, food, electonics, furniture, clothing, car repair.
- Dollarama / Rossy - Dollar store in eastern Canada.
- Fields - Discount chain in British Columbia and Alberta (owned by Hudson's Bay Company).
- Giant Tiger / Tigre Géant - Discount stores.
- Hart Stores - Eastern Canada discount chain.
- Holt Renfrew - Upscale chain.
- Home Depot - USA, hardware, renovations, garden, construction, patio.
- Home Outfitters - Home, kitchen, bath specialty retailer, division of Hudson's Bay Company.
- Hudson's Bay Company
- --- The Bay - Department store owned by Hudson's Bay Company .
- La Maison Simons - Quebec city based fashion clothing chain.
- LALIBERTÉ - On St-Joseph Street in Quebec City.
- Les Ailes De La Mode - Quebec-based clothing retailer.
- London Drugs - Pharmacy, automotive, electronics, clothing, food, book store, health store in Western Canada.
- The North West Company - Retail, primarily northern and smaller towns.
- Ogilvy (Montreal) - Also known as La Maison Ogilvy, upscale fashion retailer.
- Piper's - St. John's, Nfld. discount variety store chain.
- with CIBC Bank) also owns PC brand of cell phones, foods, various consumer goods.
- Riff's - Newfoundland department store chain.
- Rona - Hardware, renovations, garden, construction, patio, corporate and franchised stores.
- S&R Department Store - Discount store.
- SAAN - Discount stores.
- Sears Canada - Formerly Simpsons-Sears.
- Stedmans V&S - Discount stores.
- Wal-Mart Canada - US-based international discount store.
- Winners - Department store.
- XS Cargo - Discount retailer chain dealing in clearance items.
- Zellers - Discount department store owned by Hudson's Bay Company .
- Dollar Giant - Canada's largest dollar store chain, founded in 2001, head office in Vancouver BC
- Andrew's
- The Arcade - St. John's, Nfld.-based discount variety store chain (1938-1995).
- Ayre And Sons - Newfoundland-based department store chain. Once operated as many as 80 stores coast-to-coast (1859-1991).
- Bargain Harold's - A 135 location Discount store chain based in Ontario with locations in Ontario, Manitoba and the Maritimes went Bankrupt in 1992.
- Biway - Discount store based in Ontario, defunct 2001.
- The Bon Marché - Independent discount variety store in St. John's, Nfld. (1919-1971).
- Bowring - St. John's, Nfld. department store. Also national home decor store chain.
- Brettons - High end department store 1985-1996.
- Consumers Distributing - Catalogue store 1957-1996.
- Corvette
- Creaghan's - New Brunswick department store chain.
- Creed's - founded 1916, defunct 1991, high-end family-owned retailer.
- Dupuis Frères - Quebec-based chain, symbol of French-Canadian commerce and pride.
- Eaton's - Went Bankrupt in 1999, and acquired by Sears Canada. Defunct in 2002.
- Freimans - Longtime Ottawa retailer, acquired by The Bay in 1972.
- Fortin - In downtown Trois-Rivières, Quebec; bought by Dupuis Frères.
- Greenberg - Merged with SAAN.
- Horizon - Discount department store operated by Eaton's, 1967-1978.
- Kmart Canada - Discount department store, usually in the suburbs, created by S.S. Kresge - sold Canadian stores to Hudson's Bay Company in 1997.
- S.S. Kresge - Smaller, downtown locations.
- Laroque's Department Store - 169-177 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario. Catering to the Francophone community of Lowertown - Closed circa 1970-1971 - Now The Mercury Court Building housing offices and shops.
- Lasalle - Discount department store.
- Letendre - On Saint Catherine Street East, Montreal; bought by CDS, then Eaton. The store closed after Eaton's expansion in the west. The building remains at the corner of Montcalm (NE).
- The London, New York And Paris - St. John's, Nfld. department store chain (1916-1991).
- Marks And Spencer - Closed Canadian stores in 1999.
- Metropolitan Stores Ltd. - Sister chain of SAAN, stores later converted to the SAAN name.
- Miracle Mart - Discount department store operated by Steinberg's, defunct 1996. Some stores acquired by Dominion Stores .
- Morgan's - Merged with Hudson's Bay Company.
- Murphy-Gamble - Ottawa store, acquired by Simpson's .
- Ogilvy's (Charles Ogilvy Limited) - Ottawa-area chain, merged with Robinson's in 1980s, defunct 1990s.
- La Compagnie Paquet - 6 stores in Quebec City area. Closed June 1981. Some stores acquired by The Bay .
- Peoples - (1914-1995) discount store closed in the same time as its parent company Wise Stores.
- Plazamart - On St-Hubert Street in Montreal.
- Pryce Jones - Calgary branch of United Kingdom mail-order company, opreated 1911 to 1916.
- Pollack - In Quebec City area and Trois-Rivières - bankrupted in 1978.
- The Right House - Higher-end department stores, last store closed in the 90's.
- Robinson's - Southern Ontario chain, merged with Charles Ogilvy Limited in 1980s, acquired by Hudson's Bay Company in 1990s.
- Royal Stores - Newfoundland department store chain (1895-1977).
- Sayvette - Discount department store, defunct 1970s.
- Sentry - Ontario chain of retail department stores. Chain closed in mid-1980's.
- Shop-Rite - Catalogue store operated by Hudson's Bay Company in 1970s-1992.
- Simpson's - Acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company .
- Simpsons-Sears Limited - Renamed Sears Canada Inc.
- Spencer's - Western Canada, bought by Eaton's .
- Le Syndicat De Québec - Acquired by La Compagnie Paquet in 1974.
- Target - Newfoundland discount variety store chain (1981-1995) - never related to American company.
- Towers Department Stores / BoniMart - Sold out to Zellers in 1990.
- Walker Department Store - Galt, Ontario.
- Wise Stores - Similar to Hart Stores.
- Wood Brothers - Halifax department store chain.
- Woodward's - Western Canada, defunct 1993. most stores converted to Zellers and The Bay.
- Woodwynn - Junior department store owned by Woodward's, defunct 1993.
- Woolco - Discount department store, usually in the suburbs, acquired by Wal-Mart in 1994.
- Woolworth - Closed Canadian stores in 1992, though some became Woolco (such as the Whitehorse outlet).
- Young Canada - Toys and children's clothes; around since at least the early 1960s.
- Muricy's - 1 store in Las Condes area. Closed because of poor sellings in 1991.
- J.C. Penney - 6 stores in Santiago area. Closed because of poor sellings in 1999.
- Sears - Closed because of an economical recession in 1988.
- Ahrens - A department store in Marburg .
- Alsterhaus - A department store in Hamburg, belonging to the Karstadt group.
- C&A - Not a department store, sells only clothes.
- Carsch Haus - A department store in Dusseldorf belonging to the Kaufhof group.
- Galeries Lafayette Berlin - Berlin branch of the French department store.
- Hema - Dutch group operating 6 department stores in Germany.
- Hertie - Relaunched in Germany in 2007, 74 former (smaller) Karstadt stores are now Hertie again.
- KaDeWe - Located in Berlin part of Karstadt.
- Karstadt - The leading German department store group.
- Kaufhof / Galeria Kaufhof - Daughter of the Metro group.
- Mitsukoshi
- Müller - Not really a department store, more a large chemists that sells several additional goods such as housewares, multi-media, toys.
- Wertheim - Karstadt runs two department stores in Berlin under this traditional name.
- Woolworth - German branch of the Woolworth group, independent from the international Woolworth group, now German owned.
- Yaohan - Branches taken over by Parkson.
- Hogar - Broken up in 1996.
- Oechsle - Broken up in the early 90s. It was the oldest department store in Peru.
- Saga - Sold to Falabella (Chile) and rebranded as Saga Falabella in 1995.
- Sears - Sold to and rebranded as Saga in the late 80s.
- CSI ( Dagupan City , La Union , Baguio City , Lingayen and Candon City )
- Crossings ( Mandaluyong City and Quezon City )
- Ever Gotesco ( Metro Manila )
- Fair Mart ( Cubao , Cebu City and Manila )
- Gaisano
- Isetann ( Cubao and Manila )
- Landmark ( Makati City and Quezon City )
- Makro
- Manels
- Mart One
- PhilRegalo ( Manila , Quezon City , Cebu City and Rizal )
- Plaza Fair ( Cubao , Baguio City , Cebu City , Manila , Angono and Cagayan De Oro City )
- Robinsons
- Rustans ( Makati City , Alabang , Cubao , Mandaluyong City , Cebu City and Manila )
- SM
- Shopwise ( Libis , Makati City , Alabang , Sucat , Cubao and Antipolo )
- Tiongsan ( Baguio City and La Trinidad )
- Uniwide
- Daimaru - Branches now closed in Singapore.
- Lane Crawford - Branches now closed in Singapore.
- Sogo - Branches now closed in Singapore.
- Tokyu - Branches now closed in Singapore.
- Yaohan - Branches now closed in Singapore.
- Yosoko - Bankrupt.
See Also: List of department stores of the United Kingdom
See Also: List of department stores of the United States
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