department store [1]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Large store with sections (departments) for various product categories such as clothes, stationery and cosmetics.
fitting room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area where customers can try on articles of clothing before they decide to purchase.
checkout counter ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Counter where clerks record the details of each article bought, calculate the amount due, and collect the money or the credit card information.
loading docks ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Installations used to handle and unload crates and pallets of merchandise.
stockroom ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room used to store merchandise.
receiving area ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Space designed to receive merchandise.
checkout counter ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Counter where clerks record the details of each article bought, calculate the amount due, and collect the money or the credit card information.
lobby ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The department store’s entrance area.