Martin Koppenhoefer <[email protected]> wrote: > 2013/12/11 Brad Neuhauser <[email protected]> > > > Personally, I tag "big box" stores like Target, KMart, WalMart etc > with > > shop=department_store, just because that seems like the closest fit > that > > isn't too restrictive (they're much more than a supermarket, to my > mind). > > > > > a supermarket can sell a lot of stuff that is not food and still > remain a > supermarket, e.g. the bigger ones might also sell clothing or some > consumer > electronics (tv, pc). A department_store has lots of stuff and lots of > salesclerks serving you. > > kmart vs. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/72294117@N03/7645650440/in/photolist-cDBXvj-dq7UY1-ePHTru-bzJeq-bzJiD-cLqWVb-cLqV7E-cLr1dJ-9HVd61-93H2Bi-fqvVSW-fqgRhp-fqgCZF-fqvSz9-fqgDvH-9XxowN-cDBZdU-cz73B1-8pPW7V-gvtUD5-gvtG83-7MJmWf-7MJoSQ-7MEupg-7MJuo7-7MJoKf-7MEpki-7MJrKW-7MEmRp-7MEmtr-7MEB4M-7MJtrd-7MJn5G-7MEBMa-7MEmAt-92tyfy-ePJ3xs-gvubH6-akA57y-ekk8vZ-cgQsed-7Zsd71-cXAMRY-cXAL4q-cXAHio-cXAJiQ-asWMnp-buguzF-bugtMt-c4vfy9-8m1Xv1 > > department stores: > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_Department_Store_ZUM_Sofia_20090406_007.JPG > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harrods%27_Egyptian_room.JPG > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Paris_Lafayette_inside.jpg > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KaDeWe_Deli.JPG > > generally a department_store has more of the pricier stuff or at least > tries not to appear too cheap, while a supermarket tries the opposite: > appear as cheap as possible. Also a supermarket will have a huge > parking in > front of it, while a department store will be found in the city center > and > will have an underground or parking deck. > > For those you name I think they would be better classified as > supermarkets. > > cheers, > Martin > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
However, in common usage, supermarket refers to a store where the majority of merchandise sold is food. The big-box stores typically sell some food, but the majority of the merchandise is not food. -- John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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