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.
Note: "trading" is British English for "in operation".
Africa
Botswana Currently trading: Woolworths (Nationwide, since 1987) Defunct:
Stuttafords – operating till 2017
Egypt
Currently trading
Marks & Spencer (Nationwide, since 2010) Omar Effendi (Nationwide, since 1856)
Defunct:
Adès Benzion Chemla Cicurel Debenhams Salon Vert Sednaoui
Eswatini
Edgars (Manzini and Mbabane) Woolworths (Nationwide)
Ghana
Defunct:
Edgars Woolworths – operating from 2002 to 2019
Kenya
Woolworths
Lesotho
Edgars Woolworths
Madagascar Printemps
Morocco Currently trading:
Marks & Spencer
Defunct:
Galeries Lafayette – operating from the 1920s to 1970s and 2011 to 2016
Mozambique
Woolworths
Namibia Edgars Woolworths Stuttafords
Nigeria Woolworths – operating from 2011 to 2013
South Africa Currently trading: Edgars Woolworths Defunct:
Garlicks Stuttafords
Tanzania Woolworths
Uganda
Woolworths
Zambia
Woolworths
Defunct
Edgars
Zimbabwe Edgars
North America and Central America
Canada Currently operating department stores:
Les Ailes de la Mode (Montreal, operating from 1994 to 2017 and since 2026) Holt Renfrew (Nationwide, since 1837) Simons (Nationwide, since 1840)
Currently operating discount department stores: Canadian Tire (Nationwide, since 1922) Designer Depot (Nationwide, since 2004) Fields (Nationwide, since 1950) Giant Tiger (Nationwide, since 1961) Hart (Nationwide, since 1960) Marshalls (Nationwide, since 2011) Walmart Canada (Nationwide, since 1994) Winners (Nationwide, since 1982) Zellers (Edmonton, Toronto, and Windsor, operating from 1928 to 1930, from 1931 to 2020, from 2021 to 2025, and since 2025)
Defunct: Adilman's Department Store – Saskatoon, SK (1921–1974) Army & Navy Stores Ayre and Sons – Newfoundland-based department store chain; once operated as many as 80 stores coast-to-coast (1859–1991) Biway – discount store based in Ontario, defunct in 2001 The Bon Marché – independent discount variety store in St. John's, Newfoundland 1919–1971 Bowring Brothers – St. John's, NL, department store, also national home decor store chain 1811–2019 Bretton's – high-end department store, 1985–1996 Caban – Club Monaco's Home Store, 2000–2006 Caplan's – Ottawa, Ontario department store; founded in 1897, closed in 1984 Consumers Distributing – Canadian catalogue discount retailer (formerly Consumers Distributing Ltd., 1957 to 1996) Dupuis Frères – Montreal department store, founded by Nazaire Dupuis (1870), closed 1978 Eaton's – founded in 1869, went bankrupt in 1999; acquired by Sears Canada; defunct in 2002; as with the closure of Woodward's a decade earlier (see below), the vacancies left by Eaton's stores sparked a number of major shopping mall renovations and reconfigurations across the country Freimans – longtime Ottawa retailer, acquired by the Bay in 1972 Goudies – Kitchener, Ontario (1918–1988) Home Outfitters – home goods store, subsidiary of Hudsons Bay Company, 1999–2019 Hudson's Bay – department store owned by Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Formerly called The Bay, 1881—2025 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; many of these stores closed outright; the few that remained were converted to HBC's Zellers banner Laliberté – Quebec City department store, founded in 1867, closed 2020 Larocque's Department Store 1923–1971 Ottawa, Ontario; constructed in 1923 to cater to the Francophone community of Lowertown; William Noffke made additions to the space in 1930; Management and ownership taken over by Joe Vineberg 1931 with relatives Harry and Sol Goodman of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Closed circa 1970–1971; now the Mercury Court Building, housing offices of Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. and shops. Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. renovated and expanded the space from 1989 to 1993. Features include a Mercury weathervane by the American sculptor W. H. Mullen, which was rescued from the Sun Life Building, demolished in 1949. The building was included amongst other architecturally interesting and historically significant buildings in Doors Open Ottawa, 2012. Goodman Department Store- New Glasgow-Antigonish-Truro in Nova Scotia-Ottawa-Montreal. Established in 1904 by Harry Goodman, his brother Sol Goodman and the Vineburg Family under the name Vineburg Goodman & Co. Goodman's was northern Nova Scotia's first and largest department store with 34 departments. The Ottawa store operated under the name of Larocque noted above. Goodman Co. closed in Antigonish, New Glasgow and Truro in 1984–1985. The stores were redeveloped shopping centres in Antigonish by developer Brian MacLeod and in New Glasgow the largest store by Brian MacLeod, and lawyers Richard Goodman Q.C. (grandson of former owner) and Gregory MacDonald Q.C. LW Stores – furniture, hardware, home, grocery, health & beauty, clothing liquidation retailer Marks & Spencer – British retailer's Canadian stores first opened 1973 and closed 1999 Metropolitan – discount department store chain (1908–1997); sister chain of SAAN Stores and Greenberg Stores, later converted to the SAAN name Miracle Mart – discount grocery store operated by Steinberg's, defunct 1992; some outlets of the spinoff grocery chain, Miracle Food Mart, were acquired by Dominion Stores Morgan's – merged with Hudson's Bay Company Murphy-Gamble – Ottawa store, acquired by Simpson's Nordstrom Canada – (2014–2023) Ogilvy's (Charles Ogilvy Limited) – Ottawa-area chain, merged with Robinson's in the 1980s, defunct 1990s Ogilvy's (Jas. A. Ogilvy's Limited) – Montreal department store, founded by James A. Ogilvy (1866), merged with Holt-Renfrew (2019) Compagnie Paquet – Quebec City department store; founded in 1850; merged with Syndicat de Québec in the 1970s, closed in 1981 Peoples – 1914–1995; discount store closed at the same time as its parent company Wise Stores; not to be confused with the Canadian jewelry store chain Pollack – Quebec City department store; two stores in Quebec City and one in Montreal; operated from 1915 to 1978 Prange & Prangeway – H. C. Prange Co.; opened in 1887; chain was acquired by Younkers in the autumn of 1992 Robinson's (G. W. Robinson Co. Ltd.) – store in Hamilton, Ontario (1899–1992) S&R Department Store – discount store in Kingston (1959–2009) and Belleville. S.S. Kresge – smaller, downtown locations SAAN Stores – discount stores (1947–2008); most of chain's locations and SAAN name bought on asset basis by The Bargain! Shop Sam's Club – opened 2005 and expanded to 6 locations; closed in 2009 Saks Fifth Avenue – high-end department store Sayvette – discount department store, defunct 1970s Sears Canada – Canadian unit of Sears (1984–2018) Sentry – Ontario chain of retail department stores; various locations from Sarnia to Kingston; founded in 1961 by Samuel Joseph Lipson (August 15, 1911 – November 12, 2006). A discount department store with the slogan "Sentry – Guards your dollar", this small regional chain closed in the early 1980s. Shop-Rite – catalogue store operated by Hudson's Bay Company, 1970s-1982 Simpson's – acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company and closed 1991; name now owned by Sears Canada 2001–2008; now owned by 1373639 Alberta Ltd, a Sears Canada shell company Simpsons-Sears Limited – name retired and renamed Sears Canada Inc.; 1952–1984 Spencer's – Western Canada, bought by Eaton's Stanley Mills & Co. – Hamilton, Ontario (1888–1985) Stedmans or later Stedmans V&S - Chain of small department stores across Canada founded 1907 - today remaining stores are independents. Syndicat de Quebec – Quebec City department store; founded in 1867; closed in 1981 Target – Newfoundland discount variety store chain (1981–1995); never related to the American company Target Canada – part of US giant Target Corporation (2013–2015) Taylor's – Quebec department store Thomas C. Watkins Limited ("The Right House") – department store in Hamilton, Ontario (closed 1983) run by Thomas C. Watkins Towers Department Stores/BoniMart – sold to Zellers in 1990 and name retired in 1991, with closure of final stores Walker's - Division of Gordon Mackay & Co Ltd. Purchased by Marks & Spencers in the 1970's Wise Stores – similar to Hart Stores Woodward's – Western Canada; defunct 1993; most stores converted to Zellers, Walmart, and The Bay; its closure sparked a wave of major renovations and reconfigurations in malls across Canada between 1993 and the early 2000s Woolco – discount department store, usually in the suburbs, acquired by Wal-Mart in 1994 Woolworth's – closed Canadian stores in 1994, though some became Woolco (such as the Whitehorse outlet); others that did not close outright were reconfigured and rebranded as The Bargain! Shop XS Cargo – discount retailer chain dealing in clearance items; defunct 2014 Yaohan – single location in Vancouver of Japanese chain in the late 1990s
Cuba
El Encanto – operating from 1888 to 1959 Sears – operating from 1954 to 1960
El Salvador Sears (opened in 2010) Siman (opened in 1921) Defunct: Sanborns (2004–2020) Carrion (2003–2019)
Mexico Liverpool – biggest department store chain in Mexico El Palacio de Hierro – high-end department store La Marina Sanborns – division of Carso Comercial Gran Chapur Cimaco Sears – division of Carso Comercial Woolworth Suburbia
Defunct
Fábricas de Francia (1878-2019) Dorian's (1959-2009) Class (-1990) JCPenney (-2003) Saks Fifth Avenue (2007–2022)
Puerto Rico
Tiendas Capri - department store chain, founded in 1963. Me Salvé - discount department store chain, founded in 1982. Grand Way - discount department store chain, founded in 2013. Grand Stores - discount department store chain, founded in 1984. JCPenney - national department store chain, established on the island in 1968 at the Plaza Las Américas shopping mall. Macy's - national department store chain, established on the island in the year 2000 at the Plaza Las Américas shopping mall, expanded with another store on the island in 2015 at the Plaza del Caribe shopping mall. Marshalls TJ Maxx Burlington Coat Factory Walmart Costco Sam’s Club Ross Dress For Less Defunct:
González Padín - high-end department store chain, founded in 1884, biggest and oldest local department store on the island until closure in 1995 due to economic problems. Es de Velasco - high-end department store chain, founded in 1939, acquired by competitor González Padín in 1991, closed in 1995. New York Department Stores - department store chain, founded in 1931, acquired in 1994 by the Melville Corp., most stores turned to Marshalls or closed. Pitusa - discount department store chain, founded in 1976, downsized due to economic problems and ultimately closed last stores in 2014 after bankruptcy. Topeka - discount department store chain, founded in 1967, downsized due to economic problems ultimately closing in the 2010s. Kmart - national department store chain, established on the island in 1964 at the San Patricio Plaza shopping mall, closed last store in 2022 located at the Plaza Las Américas shopping mall. Barkers - discount department store chain, established on the island in 1962, ultimately closed in 1984. Sears Last store closed on August 31, 2025.
United States
South America
Argentina Coto Disco Jumbo Easy Falabella La Anonima Walmart
Defunct: Casa Tía Harrods
Bolivia Big Sur Ketal
Brazil Currently trading: Daslu Lojas Americanas Lojas Renner Lojas Riachuelo Máquina de Vendas
Defunct: Mappin Mesbla Muricy