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Department stores are large retail stores selling many different kinds of merchandise arranged in (36) departments. Such stores are found in nearly every important city in the world, and the large department stores often contain more than 100 separate departments. The two major (37) of merchandise sold in department stores generally are clothes and home (38) . The organization of a modem department store is often (39) because of the large number of goods and services provided. Typically, the operation of a store is conducted through five (40) divisions. There is the merchandising division, which is (41) for the buying and pricing of merchandise. Then there is the sales (42) division, which controls advertising, display, public relations, and other related matters. Of course, there is the (43) division, which supervises employment and the training and welfare of employees. Next, (44) . Finally, there is the finance and control division, which deals with ccounting,customer credit, expense control, and other financial and budgetary (预算的) matters. Within these five divisions are many subdivisions. (45) . Nowadays, another kind of store that provides such service is a mall or a plaza. A mall is a group of stores built as a unit with on-site parking. (46) . Large malls may also contain such places as hotels, restaurants, libraries, banks, post offices, medical clinics, theaters, and parks.